A pilot study to develop assessment tools for Group A Streptococcus surveillance studies

A pilot study to develop assessment tools for Group A Streptococcus surveillance studies

Introduction Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes pharyngitis (sore throat) and impetigo (skin sores) GAS pharyngitis triggers rheumatic fever (RF) with epidemiological evidence supporting that GAS impetigo may also trigger RF in Australian Aboriginal children. Understanding the concurrent burden of t...

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Main Authors: Janessa Pickering, Claudia Sampson, Marianne Mullane, Meru Sheel, Dylan D. Barth, Mary Lane, Roz Walker, David Atkinson, Jonathan R. Carapetis, Asha C. Bowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-03-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Rheumatic fever (RF)
Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
GAS pharyngitis
GAS impetigo
GAS skin sores
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/14945.pdf

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