This in-depth feature explores the challenges and controversies surrounding the diagnosis and management of PANDAS.

It all began with a sore throat, which culminated in general body weakness. The situation made it difficult for Samuel Obare to continue with his favourite sport, football, because of the racing ...

The changing epidemiology of invasive group A streptococcal infections and the emergence of streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome. A retrospective population-based study. JAMA 1993; 269: 384–389.

OBJECTIVE: To identify limitations of current strategies for intrapartum prophylaxis of neonatal early-onset group B streptococcal infection. METHODS: Retrospective review of infants with culture ...

What are the symptoms of streptococcal sepsis? Group B strep, as it is known, affects mostly women and babies. It usually shows up in the rectum or vagina and is usually harmless.

Owing to a substantial decline in the incidence of suppurative and nonsuppurative complications of group A streptococcal infection in high-resource settings, the importance of universally treating ...

The frequency with which streptococcal infection complicates viral disease, especially the childhood exanthemas, has been emphasized by several investigators. 4,5,10,11 In the 11 cases reported ...

You may have heard reports in recent days of a “flesh-eating bacteria” spreading in Japan, referring to an illness that can occur with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). Media reports ...

Streptococcal A, commonly known as Strep A, is known for causing strep throat in children. But a more severe form of the bacteria can lead to complications such as Streptococcal Toxic Shock ...

Occasionally, invasive strep A infections are so severe they progress to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. It comes with fever, chills, muscle pain, nausea, and vomiting, according to the USA ...

The epidemiology of streptococcal pharyngitis at this military installation is similar to that described in civilian communities 4 and unlike that of recruit training commands. 8 Among military ...

In the first half of 2024, Japan experienced a surge in cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), a potentially fatal disease caused by a rare and aggressive strain of flesh-eating bacteria.