/channels/taxonomy/term/22369/all en /channels/channels/news/expert-record-number-invasive-strep-infections-canada-354705 <p>The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has noted more than 4,600 invasive group A streptococcus samples from 2023 – the highest Canada has seen. Group A streptococcus, a bacteria that can cause illnesses like strep throat, can develop into acute infections that can lead to pneumonia, a flesh-eating disease, or toxic shock syndrome. Some Canadians across the country that contracted the bacteria have developed infections requiring hospital treatment.</p> Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:26:14 +0000 webfull 196946 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pediatric-researchers-montreal-unite-tackle-infection-and-immunity-two-different-fronts-320397 <p>Researchers at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Health Centre – the Children’s - and the CHU Sainte-Justine are coming together within the scope of two new projects, funded under the auspices of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4): improving the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial pneumonia and better understanding rare immune disorders.</p> <p><b>Improving the appropriateness of antibiotic use to treat pneumonia</b></p> Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:23:30 +0000 webfull 158709 at /channels