To identify tissue-cross-reactive antigens other than M protein in Streptococcus pyogenes, proteins of M-positive strains and an M-negative strain were probed in Western blots for reactivity with ...

Joshua Osowicki et al, Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis elicits diverse antibody responses to key vaccine antigens influenced by the imprint of past infections, Nature Communications (2024).

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 ...

June 6, 2003 — Following a negative rapid Strep test with a repeat rapid antigen test was almost as sensitive as the rapid test followed by culture, according to a report in the electronic edition of ...

Scientists have completed sequencing the genome of Streptococcus pyogenes, a bacterium that causes a wide variety of human diseases. The "rap sheet" on this organism, also known as group A ...

Beta-hemolytic group A streptococcus or Streptococcus pyogenes, a gram-positive human pathogen that habitually colonizes the throat or skin of the host, is a cause of streptococcal pharyngitis – more ...

Acute sore throat represents a common cause of primary healthcare and emergency consultations, particularly in the pediatric population. The most common bacterial cause is beta-hemolytic group A ...