Often skin changes are harmless and clear up on their own, but others can be warning signs of something more serious happening beneath the surface.

A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more ...

Invasive group A strep occurs when the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes invades normally sterile areas of the ... Rising rates ...

A new study reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating ... in a mouse model of necrotizing skin infection. These findings suggest ...

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 ...

More information: Wei Xu et al, Reprogramming aerobic metabolism mitigates Streptococcus pyogenes tissue damage in a mouse necrotizing skin infection model, Nature Communications (2025).

Skip to content viewer section. Streptococci, virulent for animals, but which differ from typical streptococcus pyogenes in a more abundant growth, in being encapsulated and not forming chains, and in ...

The first patient, 65, was diagnosed with streptococcus pyogenes after being admitted to hospital when his left eyelid began swelling, and he suffered vomiting and nausea. The eye also showed ...