Streptococcus pyogenes, which is often called group A Streptococcus, infects people around the world. While estimates vary, these infections could be responsible for the deaths of over half a million ...

Strep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections. The ...

A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious disease researchers studying a recently emerged strain of bacteria ...

Strep throat (medically known as streptococcal pharyngitis) is an infection that happens when bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) infect your throat and tonsils. Your immune ...

Anastasia's research is funded by a Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship (2020-2024). Her work was previously funded by a National Institute of Health and Care Research ...