Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPH Strep throat (medically known as streptococcal pharyngitis) is an infection that ...

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Sepsis is your body's severe response to an infection that has entered your bloodstream. Early recognition and quick treatment are key to surviving sepsis, but many people do not know what it looks ...

After awaiting forensic test results for months, medical examiner's investigators determined the death was natural, caused by "sequelae of Streptococcus pyogenes toxic shock syndrome," along with ...

Strep throat is a common childhood illness. Some kids get it again and again, and a simple round of antibiotics usually clears it up. But for a small number of children, the infection triggers ...

Table 4 Infection with Group B Streptococcus in Parturient Women, July, 1962, to June, 1963. Among women who came to term, 5 whose membranes had ruptured twenty-three hours to five days before ...

Group B streptococcal prosthetic joint infections appear to be difficult to eradicate. Only 2 cases were cured, defined as no recurrence of infection within the first year after treatment.

Strep throat, a common bacterial infection, is responsible for 5.2 million outpatient visits per year in people under 65, according to the CDC. Not everyone who gets a strep test, however, ends up ...