Prospective Surveillance of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease, Fiji, 2005–2007

Prospective Surveillance of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease, Fiji, 2005–2007

We undertook a prospective active surveillance study of invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease in Fiji over a 23-month period, 2005–2007. We identified 64 cases of invasive GAS disease, which represents an average annualized all-ages incidence of 9.9 cases/100,000 population per year (95% conf...

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Main Authors: Andrew C. Steer, Adam Jenney, Joseph Kado, Michael F. Good, Michael Batzloff, Lepani Waqatakirewa, E. Kim Mullholland, Jonathan R. Carapetis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Streptococcus pyogenes
developing countries
Fiji
molecular epidemiology
streptococcal M protein
research
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/2/08-0558_article

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