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F1000Research, 2023 Background: Invasive group A streptococcus infection (iGAS) is a serious, sometimes life-threatening condition, with high case fatality rates and high morbidity whose incidence is greatly increased in the last years. Despite the increasing importance and
Piero Valentini +5 more
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Children, 2023 Currently, it remains unclear why some children develop invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) and how to manage this condition. Therefore, to explore available works in the literature, we performed a scoping review aiming to analyze the current ...
Francesco Mariani +5 more
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Paediatrics: how to manage pharyngitis in an era of increasing antimicrobial resistance
Drugs in Context, 2021 The goal of this narrative review of pharyngitis is to summarize the practical aspects of the management of sore throat in children in high- and middle-income countries. A traditional review of the literature was performed.
Joan L Robinson
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A Review of Streptococcus pyogenes: Public Health Risk Factors, Prevention and Control
Pathogens, 2021 Streptococcus pyogenes, (colloquially named “group A streptococcus” (GAS)), is a pathogen of public health significance, infecting 18.1 million people worldwide and resulting in 500,000 deaths each year.
Nelly Janira Avire +2 more
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Group A streptococcal primary peritonitis in an otherwise healthy adolescent female
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 Group A streptococcal (GAS) primary peritonitis is a rare clinical entity, particularly in the pediatric population. Traditionally patients with primary peritonitis, particularly those with underlying medical conditions such as nephrotic syndrome and ...
Torbjorg Holtestaul, M.D. +2 more
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023 Introduction Group A streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) is one of the most lethal bacterial pathogens of humans, with increased risk of progression to septic shock and multiorgan failure in the pregnant population.
Kristin Harris +5 more
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Rapid Nucleic Acid Test pada Kasus Faringitis yang Disebabkan oleh Bakteri Group A Streptococcus
Sari Pediatri, 2023 Latar belakang. Faringitis streptokokal akut adalah salah satu infeksi saluran napas atas yang sering menyerang anak usia 5- 15 tahun. Insidensinya sangat tinggi di Indonesia, sekitar 20% pada rentang usia di atas, dan 10-15% pada usia dewasa (>15 tahun).
Rika Febriana Pinem +3 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 The most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis is infection by Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS), commonly known as strep throat. 5–15% of adults and 15–35% of children in the United States with pharyngitis have a GABHS infection. The symptoms of
Zahid Mustafa, Masoumeh Ghaffari
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Annals of Clinical Microbiology, 2021 Background: Group A streptococcus (GAS) is the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis. This study aimed to characterize the molecular epidemiology of GAS infection using an emmtyping and emm-clustering approach.
Seon A Jo, Seungjun Lee, Sunjoo Kim
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Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2015 It was gratifying to read that the authors of this commentary[1][1] on group A streptococcus mention the significant rate of colonization versus infection. Surprisingly, this was not mentioned in the related research article.[2][2] This continuing uncertainty, so appropriate in science ...
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