Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection

S Brouwer, T Rivera-Hernandez, BF Curren… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus; GAS) is exquisitely adapted to
the human host, resulting in asymptomatic infection, pharyngitis, pyoderma, scarlet fever or …

Group A streptococcus, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: epidemiology and clinical considerations

LJ Zühlke, A Beaton, ME Engel… - … treatment options in …, 2017 - Springer
Opinion statement Early recognition of group A streptococcal pharyngitis and appropriate
management with benzathine penicillin using local clinical prediction rules together with …

Atlas of group A streptococcal vaccine candidates compiled using large-scale comparative genomics

MR Davies, L McIntyre, A Mutreja, JA Lacey, JA Lees… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Group A Streptococcus (GAS; Streptococcus pyogenes) is a bacterial pathogen for
which a commercial vaccine for humans is not available. Employing the advantages of high …

The Path to Group A Streptococcus Vaccines: World Health Organization Research and Development Technology Roadmap and Preferred Product Characteristics

J Vekemans, F Gouvea-Reis, JH Kim… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections result in a considerable underappreciated
burden of acute and chronic disease globally. A 2018 World Health Assembly resolution …

[HTML][HTML] Status of research and development of vaccines for Streptococcus pyogenes

AC Steer, JR Carapetis, JB Dale, JD Fraser, MF Good… - Vaccine, 2016 - Elsevier
Streptococcus pyogenes is an important global pathogen, causing considerable morbidity
and mortality, especially in low and middle income countries where rheumatic heart disease …

Global Streptococcus pyogenes strain diversity, disease associations, and implications for vaccine development: a systematic review

PR Smeesters, G de Crombrugghe, SK Tsoi… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The high strain diversity of Streptococcus pyogenes serves as a major obstacle to vaccine
development against this leading global pathogen. We did a systematic review of studies in …

Update on group A streptococcal vaccine development

JB Dale, MJ Walker - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Preclinical antigen discovery, vaccine formulation, and efficacy studies in animal models
have progressed significantly in recent years. There is now a need to move promising …

Bacterial genome sequencing in clinical microbiology: a pathogen-oriented review

F Tagini, G Greub - European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious …, 2017 - Springer
In recent years, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has been perceived as a technology with
the potential to revolutionise clinical microbiology. Herein, we reviewed the literature on the …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes

A Efstratiou, T Lamagni - Streptococcus pyogenes: Basic Biology to …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
While the incidence of many diseases has declined in developed countries, regions of the
world with low income and poor infrastructure continue to suffer a high burden of …

Streptococcus pyogenes adhesion and colonization

S Brouwer, TC Barnett, T Rivera‐Hernandez… - FEBS …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus, GAS) is a human‐adapted pathogen
responsible for a wide spectrum of disease. GAS can cause relatively mild illnesses, such as …