The diagnosis of APSGN was set in 132 children based an anamnestic date for existing a prior streptococcal infection, clinical picture, as well as laboratory analyses. Results: The dominant age ...

A record number of cases involving a rare but serious type of bacterial infection is currently spreading across Japan. Known ...

We report 6 cases of group B streptococcal prosthetic joint infections seen in our institution and review 8 previously reported cases. These 14 patients (6 men and 8 women) had an average age of 69.

Objectives: To evaluate reports that describe relapse or recurrence following treatment of perineal streptococcal dermatitis (PSD), we studied a large cohort of children with these perianal or ...

Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, have hit a record high in Japan. The bacterial infection develops rapidly and can be fatal. STSS is caused mainly by the "group A ...

Streptococcus is a contagious bacteria that can cause different types of infections, from minor ones such as strep throat to potentially deadly ones such as necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating ...

Joanne Fourmile has been waiting for housing for eight years, raising children and undergoing breast cancer treatment while ...

When Jen and Brian Kanaba’s son, Drew, was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, the family found it difficult to find proper ...

Within the purview of Public Health, influenza is, by far, the most common respiratory illness of concern, followed by ...

A High Court judge has awarded a young boy with multiple complex needs a £15m compensation care package after the hospital ...