A Community-Based Study of the Rate of Beta-Hemolytic Group A Streptococcal Infections in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic School Children by Lakshmana Gowda Krishnappa, Mohammed Ali M Marie, James John, Shivannavar Channappa Thippana, Sangeetha Gopalkrishnan, Brahmadathan Kootallur Narayan

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Modes of transmission and attack rates of group A Streptococcal infection: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dylan D. Barth, Jessica Daw, Ruomei Xu, Stephanie Enkel, Janessa Pickering, Tracy McRae, Mark E. Engel, Jonathan Carapetis, Rosemary Wyber, Asha C. Bowen

“…The objective of this study is to evaluate the modes of transmission and attack rates of group A streptococcal infection in human populations. Methods This systematic review protocol was prepared according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 Statement. …”
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Immunization with a streptococcal multiple-epitope recombinant protein protects mice against invasive group A streptococcal infection. by Chih-Feng Kuo, Nina Tsao, I-Chen Hsieh, Yee-Shin Lin, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Yu-Ting Hung

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High fibrin/fibrinogen degradation product and D-dimer levels for the diagnosis of invasive group A streptococcal infections during pregnancy by N. Matsumoto, Y. Mori

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Rapid antigen detection and molecular tests for group A streptococcal infections for acute sore throat: systematic reviews and economic evaluation by Hannah Fraser, Daniel Gallacher, Felix Achana, Rachel Court, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Chidozie Nduka, Chris Stinton, Rebecca Willans, Paramjit Gill, Hema Mistry

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Streptolysin S targets the sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter NBCn1 to induce inflammation and cytotoxicity in human keratinocytes during Group A Streptococcal infection by Daniel E. Hammers, Daniel E. Hammers, Deborah L. Donahue, Deborah L. Donahue, Zachary D. Tucker, Brandon L. Ashfeld, Victoria A. Ploplis, Victoria A. Ploplis, Francis J. Castellino, Francis J. Castellino, Shaun W. Lee, Shaun W. Lee, Shaun W. Lee

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Application of the C3-binding motif of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B to protect mice from invasive group a streptococcal infection. by Chih-Feng Kuo, Nina Tsao, Miao-Hui Cheng, Hsiu-Chen Yang, Yu-Chieh Wang, Ying-Pin Chen, Kai-Jen Lin

“…These results indicate a combination of the C3-binding motif of SPE B and the protective epitope of SLS could be used as a subunit vaccine against invasive M1 strains group A streptococcal infection.…”
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Sequential Sensing by TLR2 and Mincle Directs Immature Myeloid Cells to Protect against Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection in Mice by Takayuki Matsumura, Tadayoshi Ikebe, Koji Arikawa, Masahito Hosokawa, Michio Aiko, Aoi Iguchi, Ikuko Togashi, Sayaka Kai, Sakiko Ohara, Naoya Ohara, Makoto Ohnishi, Haruo Watanabe, Kazuo Kobayashi, Haruko Takeyama, Sho Yamasaki, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Manabu Ato

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Effects of Acipenserid herpesvirus 2 on the outcome of a Streptococcus iniae co-infection in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) by Eva Marie Quijano Cardé, Kelsey M. Anenson, Susan Yun, Taylor I. Heckman, Hali T. Jungers, Eileen E. Henderson, Sara L. Purcell, Mark Fast, Esteban Soto

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Case Report: Therapeutic Strategy With Delayed Debridement for Culture-Negative Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections Diagnosed by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing by Wenfang He, Chenfang Wu, Yanjun Zhong, Jinxiu Li, Guyi Wang, Bo Yu, Ping Xu, Ping Xu, Yiwen Xiao, Yiwen Xiao, Tiantian Tang, Tiantian Tang, Tiantian Tang

Subjects: “…invasive group A streptococcal infections…”
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Invasive Group A streptococcal infections: are we facing a new outbreak? A case series with the experience of a single tertiary center by Nicolò Garancini, Giulia Ricci, Michele Ghezzi, Paola Tommasi, Fiammetta Zunica, Anna Mandelli, Elena Zoia, Enza D’Auria, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti

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HECT E3 Ubiquitin Ligase-Regulated Txnip Degradation Facilitates TLR2-Mediated Inflammation During Group A Streptococcal Infection by Po-Chun Tseng, Po-Chun Tseng, Chih-Feng Kuo, Chih-Feng Kuo, Miao-Huei Cheng, Shu-Wen Wan, Chiou-Feng Lin, Chiou-Feng Lin, Chih-Peng Chang, Chih-Peng Chang, Yee-Shin Lin, Yee-Shin Lin, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Chi-Chen Huang, Chia-Ling Chen, Chia-Ling Chen

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The role of social determinants of health in the risk and prevention of group A streptococcal infection, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: A systematic review. by Pasqualina M Coffey, Anna P Ralph, Vicki L Krause

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Integration of Genomic and Other Epidemiologic Data to Investigate and Control a Cross-Institutional Outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes by Victoria J. Chalker, Alyson Smith, Ali Al-Shahib, Stella Botchway, Emily Macdonald, Roger Daniel, Sarah Phillips, Steven Platt, Michel Doumith, Rediat Tewolde, Juliana Coelho, Keith A. Jolley, Anthony Underwood, Noel McCarthy

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Familial Transmission of emm12 Group A Streptococcus by Claire Duployez, Anne Vachée, Olivier Robineau, François Giraud, Anthony Deny, Eric Senneville, Frédéric Wallet, Caroline Loïez

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ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN THE XXI CENTURY: PROBLEMS AND SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS by B. S. BELOV, N. N. KUZMINA, L. G. MEDYNTSEVA

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Recurrent, non-traumatic, non-exertional rhabdomyolysis after immunologic stimuli in a healthy adolescent female: a case report by Jason Katz, Anatalia Labilloy, Andrew Lee

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Does clinical error contribute to unnecessary antibiotic use? by McIsaac, W, Butler, C

“…Physicians overestimated the probability that a group A streptococcal infection was present by an average 33.2% in these cases, compared with 6.9% otherwise (p < 0.001). …”

A-STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION ON THE BORDER OF AGES by B. S. Belov

“…At present group A streptococcal infection remains one of the important problems of medicine. …”
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Optimal management of adults with pharyngitis – a multi-criteria decision analysis by Dolan James G, Singh Sonal, Centor Robert M

“…The key issue is the extent to which the clinical likelihood of a Group A streptococcal infection should affect patient management decisions. …”
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