CHARLOTTE Alderson died of an infection at home hours after medics missed a key warning sign on her lips, an inquest heard. The mum-of-three from Suffolk had been vomiting and complained of ...

Tiny magnetic bots that are activated by light can clear bacterial infections deep in the sinus cavities, then be expelled by ...

Motor neuron disease (Lou Gehrig’s disease) can cause impaired control of tongue movement, affecting speech and swallowing. The veins below the tongue could become enlarged and prominent, giving the ...

Traditionally associated with soft‐tissue infections and pharyngitis in humans, Arcanobacterium species, particularly A. haemolyticum, have also been implicated in systemic infections.

I thought I had misheard. Scarlet fever sounds like something from a different century. Many people today are only vaguely ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a formidable human pathogen responsible for a wide range of clinical syndromes, from mild pharyngitis and pyoderma to life‐threatening invasive diseases and immune ...

Evaxion A/S has announced the initiation of a new vaccine program, EVX-B4, targeting Group A Streptococcus (GAS), a pathogen responsible for a wide range of infections globally, including severe ...

Streptococcus suis ( S. suis) is an important zoonotic pathogen causing substantial economic losses in the swine industry. S. suis serotype 2 (SS2) is often isolated from the diseased. S. suis ...

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.

2. A strep infection Streptococcus bacteria is another common cause of skin infections overall and belly button infections in particular, Dr. Lipoff says.