SHA, the Athabasca Health Authority and the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority are warning about an outbreak of strep ...

While they’re not yet declaring it an outbreak, a 53 per cent increase in cases was recorded in 2024 compared to 2023.

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is are seeing an increase in cases of the flu. They ask parents to keep any sick ...

Flu season is here with some other ickiness joining the petri dish party, including allergies, strep, pneumonia, COVID-19 and ...

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of clarithromycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in patients with community-acquired pneumonia due to penicillin ...

The respiratory tract’s microbial microflora plays a significant role in determining the severity of RSV infections and the ...

Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or tuberculosis. Symptoms include fever, cough, chest pain, ...

Common symptoms of pneumonia include fever (which could be high-grade with chills and rigor), cough, sputum production, chest pain, and shortness of breath. Streptococcus pneumonia remains the ...

Strep does require a visit to the clinic for ... And she's seen mycoplasma pneumonia, also known as walking pneumonia, which is a bacterial infection. Allergies also have been a problem with ...

Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV).