A new study warns that strains of bacteria that cause strep throat and 'flesh-eating disease' appear close to becoming resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics known as beta-lactams.
But a new study warns that strains of bacteria that cause strep throat and"flesh-eating disease" appear close to becoming resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics known as beta-lactams., it would have a very serious impact on millions of children around the world," said study lead author Dr. James Musser, chair of pathology and genomic medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital.
The international team of researchers analyzed more than 7,000 group A streptococcus strains collected over several decades from around the world. They found that about 2% had gene mutations of interest. "We could be looking at a worldwide public health infectious disease problem," Musser said."When strep throat doesn't respond to frontline antibiotics such as penicillin, physicians must start prescribing second-line therapies, which may not be as effective against this organism."
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