Streptococcus

Bacterial Pathogen In Newborns Able To Shut Down Immune Cell Function

harminka — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:09:28 -0500

Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a bacterial pathogen that causes sepsis and meningitis in newborn infants, is able to shut down immune cell function in order to promote its own survival, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Incidence of group B strep decreased among newborns, but increased among adults

harminka — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:51:07 -0500

Group B streptococcus, a major cause of serious infections, declined about 25 percent among infants younger than 7 days from 1999 to 2005, but increased nearly 50 percent among persons 15 to 64 years old, according to a study in the May 7 issue of JAMA.

University of Leicester scientist joins battle against 'flesh-eating' bacteria

seher — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:36:01 -0500

A team of scientists is to look at new ways of fighting Streptococcal infections.

US, Australian researchers tackle 'flesh-eating disease'

Dinka — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:15:59 -0500

A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong and the University of California is working on a cure for a deadly strain of bacteria.