The first patient developed a fatal infection after showing up at a hospital in Germany with swelling around his left eyelid ...

Researchers discovered that targeting S. pyogenes metabolism with a pyruvate dehydrogenase inhibitor reduces tissue damage ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus ...

A new study reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections such as necrotizing fasciitis. The ...

However, the CDC warns that an open wound that comes in contact with the bacteria could lead to necrotizing fasciitis — the flesh-eating bacteria infection, which can lead to amputations or death.

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating ...

They recorded an increase in reported cases of vibriosis, characterized by skin swelling, redness, pain, and blistering at the site of a wound alongside fever and nausea. For some, the infection has ...

A record number of cases of a potentially fatal “flesh-eating disease ... institution if a wound begins to swell or becomes painful, and if other symptoms of infection, such as a fever ...

ABSSSIs can also include a flesh-eating infection called necrotizing fasciitis, and post-operative wound infections. The global market for these combined conditions is expected to reach $26 ...

The rare flesh-eating condition is known as periorbital necrotizing soft tissue infection, and is caused by either ...