A rare ‘flesh-eating’ bacterial infection with a 30% chance of death is spreading at a record rate in Japan. Streptococcal A bacteria is best known for causing strep throat in children ...

The most common species were streptococci, particularly from the S.milleri group, followed by anaerobic bacteria, staphylococci and gram-negative bacteria. There were two cases of cerebral ...

Nationally, respiratory illness is causing a moderate number of people to seek health care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Respiratory illnesses range from the common ...

Another notable case involved a patient with aggressive pyogenic spondylitis caused by ... management of infections associated with these bacteria. Opportunistic pathogens: Microorganisms that ...

A common bacteria usually found in the mouth and gastrointestinal tract, Streptococcus anginosis, may be abundant in the guts of people with stroke and is associated with a worse prognosis and ...

Methods Retrospective review of adult patients with pyogenic brain abscess at Rigshospitalet ... was 7 days (range 0–97 days). Source of infection was contiguous in 36%, haematogenous in 28% ...