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19 Jun

Deadly Strep Bacteria Is Spreading in Japan

Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
June 19, 2024
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A deadly bacterial infection known as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is spreading across Japan, officials in that country report.

In March, Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases issued its first

Strep Infections

01 Nov

Many Antibiotics No Longer Work Against Common Childhood Infections

Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
November 1, 2023
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Many antibiotics long used to treat common childhood infections are no longer effective because of antibiotic resistance.

The authors of a new study say global guidelines on antibi...

Infant / Child Care Antibiotics Strep Infections Ear Infections

20 Apr

Strep Infections Surged This Winter

Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
April 20, 2023
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This past winter delivered a surge in strep infections, including more serious cases, a new analysis shows.

After two years of very low levels of strep infections during the pandemic, the number of strep infections is now almost...

Strep Infections Infections: Misc.

08 Feb

Surge in Severe Strep Cases in Kids Was Really a Return to Normal: CDC

Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
February 8, 2023
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While a health alert warned doctors late last year about rising cases of severe strep in children, U.S. officials now say those numbers were actually a return to normal.

"Based on preliminary 2...

Strep Infections Infections: Misc.

20 Dec

Rising Cases of Invasive Strep A in Kids Have Experts Concerned

Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
December 20, 2022
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking into a possible increase in invasive group A strep bacterial infections among children in the United States.

A number of children's hospitals in different parts of the country have reported seeing more danger...

Parenting Strep Infections