According to a new study strains of bacteria that cause strep throat and flesh-eating disease may soon be resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics known as beta-lactams. This can have seriously adverse impact on millions of children around the world. Researchers from Houston Methodist Hospital came to this conclusion after analyzing more than 7000 group A streptococcus strains collected over several decades from around the world. They found that about 2 per cent with gene mutations. Researchers stress on the importance of developing a vaccine against group A streptococcusto avoid a worldwide public health infectious disease problem. Group A streptococcus
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