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...

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...

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...

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...

Warm Water Danger: What to Know About Flesh-Eating Bacteria

• By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
• May 14, 2022
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If heading back into the water this summer has you concerned about flesh-eating bacteria, an expert offers some advice.

"Flesh-eating bacteria refers to an infection ...

Strep Throat Doesn't Worsen Tourette But May Affect ADHD: Study

• Robert Preidt
• March 2, 2021
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Strep throat doesn't appear to aggravate Tourette syndrome and other chronic tic disorders in youngsters, according to a new study.

But it did find an association between strep infection and increased hyperactivity and impulsiveness among kids with ADHD.

People wit...

Could Strep Throat Become Untreatable?

• Robert Preidt
• January 30, 2020
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When a child has strep throat, an antibiotic like penicillin usually has them back at school 24 hours later.

But a new study warns that strains of bacteria that cause strep throat and "flesh-eating disease" appear close to becoming resistant to penicillin and other a...

New Strain of Strep Causing Cases of Scarlet Fever

• Steven Reinberg
• September 11, 2019
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A new, more toxic strain of strep A bacteria is causing an outbreak of scarlet fever among British children, researchers report.

The upswing in scarlet fever is the biggest seen since the 1960s. Between 2014 and 2016, the number of cases went from 15,000 to more than...