Health Tip: Prevent the Spread of Scarlet Fever
-- Scarlet fever, also known as scarlatina, is a bacterial infection caused by " group a " streptococcus. There is no vaccine, and the disease is typically treated with a round of antibiotics.
Possible symptoms to watch for are a red rash, fever, sore... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
'No simple explanation' for recent rise in streptococcal infections, public health agency says
An alert issued by the public health unit in London, Ont., about an outbreak of invasive group A streptococcus has focused public attention on common bacteria that can cause infections ranging from strep throat to — in rare cases — flesh-eating disease. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
What you need to know about the streptococcus outbreak in London, Ont.
An alert issued by the public health unit in London, Ont., about an outbreak of invasive group A streptococcus has focused public attention on common bacteria that can cause infections ranging from strep throat to — in rare cases — flesh-eating disease. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
World Antibiotic Awareness Week
Professor Dame Sally Davies, England ' s Chief Medical Officer, recently warned that the world could face a " post-antibiotic apocalypse.” She urged that, unless action is taken to halt the practices that have allowed antibiotic resistance to spread and ways are found to develop new types of antibiotics, we could return to the days when simple wounds, infections or routine operations, are life-threatening. To mark World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 12th-18th November 2018, we are highlighting Cochrane evidence which supports decision-making in the appropriate use of antibiotics. Blog post:Antibiotic resistance ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 16, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
World Antibiotic Awareness Week
Professor Dame Sally Davies, England ' s Chief Medical Officer, recently warned that the world could face a " post-antibiotic apocalypse.” She urged that, unless action is taken to halt the practices that have allowed antibiotic resistance to spread and ways are found to develop new types of antibiotics, we could return to the days when simple wounds, infections or routine operations, are life-threatening. To mark World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 13th-19th November, we are highlighting Cochrane evidence which supports decision-making in the appropriate use of antibiotics. Press Release:Shared decision making ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 13, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Cepheid Expands Respiratory Disease Portfolio with Xpert Xpress Strep A
Accurate and Reliable Group A Strep Detection in as soon as 18 minutes(1)
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 5, 2017 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Cepheid announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FD... Diagnostics, FDA Cepheid, Xpert Xpress Strep A, Streptococcus pyogenes (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - October 5, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Woman Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Falling Into Hurricane Harvey Floodwaters
A 77-year-old Texas woman died after falling into contaminated Hurricane Harvey floodwaters, where she contracted a deadly flesh-eating infection, health officials said.
Nancy Reed died at a Houston hospital on Sept. 15 after she fell inside a home that had been flooded with contaminated water, the Harris County chief medical examiner announced Tuesday. Reed’s official cause of death was necrotizing fasciitis, a deadly bacterial skin infection that rapidly eats away at the body’s soft tissue, according to the medical examiner and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Reed had also suffered “blun...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melissa Chan Tags: Uncategorized hurricane harvey onetime Texas Source Type: news
Two Group A Streptococcus genes linked to 'flesh-eating' bacterial infections
(University of Maryland) Group A Streptococcus bacteria cause illnesses ranging from mild nuisances like strep throat to life-threatening conditions such as flesh-eating disease, also known as necrotizing fasciitis. Life-threatening infections occur when the bacteria spread underneath the surface of the skin or throat and invade the underlying soft tissue. Researchers have found two group A Streptococcus genes involved in invasive infections, which may be potential targets for therapeutics. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 22, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Point-of-Care Testing for Group A Streptococcus Infection and Influenza
Point of care (POC) testing has emerged as a critical tool in the early and rapid diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. While the mainstay of these POC tests has been lateral-flow-based antigen detection assays, recent technological advances in nucleic acid detection combined with regulatory changes has allowed more sensitive detection of infectious etiologies in the near-patient setting. This advancement is particularly impactful in the ambulatory setting, where rapid diagnosis can ensure appropriate treatment at the early stages of infection, both preventing more serious sequelae and also improving physician wo...
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - September 21, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jennifer Woo, Valerie Arboleda, Omai B. Garner Source Type: news
Necrotizing fasciitis cure? Century-old mystery of flesh-eating bacteria SOLVED
BACTERIAL infections include the flesh-eating type caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria. Scientists have solved a century-old mystery of how to treat it. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers unlock potential pathway to treat flesh-eating bacteria
(Houston Methodist) Researchers at Houston Methodist have solved a 100-year-old mystery, providing them a possible key to unlock a pathway for treating diseases caused by flesh-eating bacteria. Muthiah Kumaraswami and his team at Houston Methodist Research Institute found a critical target on which to focus for developing a potential Group A Streptococcus vaccine or antibiotic to fight it. By manipulating this target, they hope to either reduce the severity of these infections or clear them up faster. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 18, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
When to Skip Cultures in Kids With Pharyngitis When to Skip Cultures in Kids With Pharyngitis
Does the number of overt viral symptoms offer a reliable way to distinguish viral from group A strep pharyngitis?Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Viewpoint Source Type: news
Alberta woman loses foot, toes, fingers after rare strep A infection
A woman in Red Deer, Alta., is sounding the alarm after says she almost died from a rare strep A infection — sharing her story after hearing about an Ontario girl who lost an arm and a leg to group A streptococcus. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Cytotoxins contribute to virulence of deadly epidemic bacterial infections
Beginning in the mid-1980s, an epidemic of severe invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes), also known as group A streptococcus (GAS), occurred in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. Potent cytotoxins produced by this human pathogen contribute to the infection, commonly known as ' flesh-eating disease. ' A new study reports that the bacteria ' s full virulence is dependent on the presence of two specific cytotoxins, NADase (SPN) and streptolysin O (SLO). (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 2, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Cytotoxins contribute to virulence of deadly epidemic bacterial infections
(Elsevier Health Sciences) Beginning in the mid-1980s, an epidemic of severe invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes), also known as group A streptococcus (GAS), occurred in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. Potent cytotoxins produced by this human pathogen contribute to the infection, commonly known as 'flesh-eating disease.' A new study in The American Journal of Pathology reports that the bacteria's full virulence is dependent on the presence of two specific cytotoxins, NADase (SPN) and streptolysin O (SLO). (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - February 2, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
