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Malignancy and Early Symptoms in Severe SDSE Bacteremia
The following is a summary of “Predictors of severe disease in Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis bacteremia: a population-based study,” published in the April 2025 issue of BMC Infectious ...
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Strep throat strain that can trigger a flesh-eating disease has more than doubled in the US
A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the number of potentially life-threatening invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022.
Medscape2mon
Group B Streptococcus Infections in Infancy Raise Mental Health Risks Through Adolescence
Infants with invasive group B Streptococcus disease had a 41% higher risk for psychiatric disorders than control individuals (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.41; 95% CI, 1.23-1.62), with the risk ...
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Fournier's Gangrene of the Penis Caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae Subspecies equisimilis
Ram V Anantha; Katherine J Kasper; Kelcey G Patterson; Joseph J Zeppa; Johan Delport; John K McCormick ...
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Researchers shed light on increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies
The findings of this study are described in a paper titled "Integrative genomic, virulence, and transcriptomic analysis of emergent Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE ...
Science Daily7mon
Increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies
These infections range in severity from strep throat to flesh-eating disease ... bacteria called Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE). SDSE infects humans via the skin ...
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Houston Methodist researchers shed light on increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies
SDSE infects humans via the skin, throat, gastrointestinal tract and female genital tract to cause infections ranging in severity from strep throat (pharyngitis) to necrotizing fasciitis (flesh ...
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New Vaccine Shows Promise for Diverse Streptococcus Strains
If cross-species immunity could be established against other related streptococcal species – specifically Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) and Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) – ...
USA Today7mon
Here's the difference between a sore throat and strep
While a sore throat can be a side effect of many other illnesses, it's the most telling symptom of strep throat - contributing to more than 5 million physician visits a year in the United States ...
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Novel Bacteria Found In Lungs, Spleen Of Turkish Arabian
Streptococcus equisimilis is the second-most-common bacteria found in equine pneumonia cases. Both S. equisimilis and M. wiscosensis are opportunistic pathogens. Found together, they suggest that ...
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Strep A explainer: Why invasive cases are increasing, how it spreads and what symptoms to look for
However, Group A Streptococcus can sometimes develop into invasive infections that put patients' lives at risk, such as necrotizing fasciitis, septicemia (blood poisoning) and streptococcal toxic ...