Abstract Background Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes superficial pharyngitis and skin
infections as well as serious autoimmune sequelae such as acute rheumatic fever (ARF) …

Objectives Rates of acute rheumatic fever, a sequelae of group A Streptococcal (GAS)
infection, remain unacceptably high in Indigenous Māori and Pacific children in New …

Abstract Background Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infections cause the autoimmune
disease acute rheumatic fever (ARF), which can progress to chronic rheumatic heart disease …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an inflammatory disease of childhood that occurs following
untreated Group A streptococcal pharyngeal infections. Although it is well established that …

Background: Globally, there is wide variation in streptococcal titer upper limits of normal
(ULN) for antistreptolysin O (ASO) and anti-deoxyribonuclease B (ADB) used as an …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a nonsuppurative sequela of group A streptococcal
pharyngitis. It is a multifocal inflammatory disease, affecting primarily the joints, heart, central …

Objectives Streptococcal serology provides evidence of prior Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
exposure, crucial to the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and post-streptococcal …

A case of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in an Indigenous Maori child in New Zealand after
Group A Streptococcus pyoderma and Group G Streptococcus pharyngitis is reported. The …

Summary Background Group A streptococcal (GAS) infections can trigger an immune-
mediated response resulting in acute rheumatic fever (ARF). The role of social and …

Background. Despite the significant burden of disease associated with infection by group A s
treptococcus (GAS), little is known about the human immune response to GAS antigens after …