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Incidence and mortality of necrotizing fasciitis in The Netherlands: the impact of group A Streptococcus

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Little is known about the exact incidence of necrotizing soft tissue infections. The few incidences reported in international literature are not directly relatable to the Netherlands, or other European countries, due to geographic heterogeneity in ...
F. Nawijn   +5 more
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Outcomes and management of pregnancy and puerperal group A streptococcal infections: A systematic review

open access: yesActa 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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Diagnostic Methods, Clinical Guidelines, and Antibiotic Treatment for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis: A Narrative Review

open access: yesFrontiers 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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Rapid Nucleic Acid Test pada Kasus Faringitis yang Disebabkan oleh Bakteri Group A Streptococcus

open access: yesSari 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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emm Types and Clusters of Group A Streptococcus Causing Acute Pharyngitis in Changwon Korea, 2018–2019

open access: yesAnnals 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
doaj   +1 more source

Rational Design of a Glycoconjugate Vaccine against Group A Streptococcus

open access: yesInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020
No commercial vaccine is yet available against Group A Streptococcus (GAS), major cause of pharyngitis and impetigo, with a high frequency of serious sequelae in low- and middle-income countries.
R. Di Benedetto   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Group A streptococcus [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian 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 ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Quorum sensing in group A Streptococcus [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2014
Quorum sensing (QS) is a widespread phenomenon in the microbial world that has important implications in the coordination of population-wide responses in several bacterial pathogens. In Group A Streptococcus (GAS), many questions surrounding QS systems remain to be solved pertaining to their function and their contribution to the GAS lifestyle in the ...
Michael J. Federle   +1 more
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Group A Streptococcus Testing in Pediatrics: the Move to Point-of-Care Molecular Testing

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2020
Each year, there are an estimated 11 million visits to ambulatory care centers for pharyngitis in children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. While there are many causes of pediatric pharyngitis, group A streptococcal pharyngitis represents 15 to 30% of
T. Z. Thompson, A. McMullen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Correlates of Protection for M Protein-Based Vaccines against Group A Streptococcus

open access: yesJournal of Immunology Research, 2015
Group A streptococcus (GAS) is known to cause a broad spectrum of illness, from pharyngitis and impetigo, to autoimmune sequelae such as rheumatic heart disease, and invasive diseases.
Shu Ki Tsoi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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