Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...

At least ten people, including six children, died from the infection during ... invasive Group A strep can spread beyond the throat and into the blood, skin and lungs, leading to septic shock ...

Impetigo is a common contagious skin infection. Bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes infect the outer layer of your skin called the epidermis. Your face, arms, and legs ...

We report 6 cases of group B streptococcal prosthetic ... Seven patients had known or suspected foci of infection, which were genitourinary tract (1), skin and soft tissue trauma sites (1 ...

Most often, symptoms are mild - a sore throat or a skin infection that can be easily treated with antibiotics. But strep A can cause a range of things - and some of them are more serious.