Strep throat is a bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus). The common cold is a viral infection that can be caused by many different viruses. Strep throat and ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections ...

Image: James H. Brien, DO Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus) soft tissue infections differ from S. aureus in some important ways, chiefly by possessing several virulence factors that ...

Physicians will often times try to prescribe narrow-spectrum antibiotics when they know which bacteria caused the infection. For example in pharyngitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes ...

This is typically caused by a bacterial infection. A skin abscess may ... such as Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, to enter the wound and cause inflammation.

Infection with group A streptococci causes a wide spectrum of disease ranging from pharyngitis to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. The release of inflammatory cytokines triggered by ...

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STSS is mainly caused by a bacterium called streptococcus pyogenes, better known as group ... In some cases, an infection can turn deadly, especially among adults over 30. Most patients who ...

400mg once daily or 200mg every 12 hrs. Gonorrhea: 400mg once. Infections due to Streptococcus pyogenes: treat for at least 10 days. Renal impairment: adjust dose; see full labeling. <6 months ...