Journal article

Strain prevalence, rather than innate virulence potential, is the major factor responsible for an increase in serious group A streptococcus infections

Susan Rogers, Robert Commons, Margaret H Danchin, Gowri Selvaraj, Loraine Kelpie, Nigel Curtis, Roy Robins-Browne, Jonathan R Carapetis

Journal of Infectious Diseases | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2007

DOI: 10.1086/513875

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Keywords

Streptococcal Infections
Middle Aged
Virulence
Pyogenes
Prevalence
Antigens, Bacterial
Immunology
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Noninvasive Infections
Toxic-Shock-Syndrome
North-Carolina
Disease
Science & Technology
Humans
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna Technique
Aged
Carrier State
Infectious Diseases
Child, Preschool
Male
M Protein
Clinical-Features
Adolescent
Microbiology
Invasive Infections
Streptococcus Pyogenes
Population Surveillance
Carrier Proteins
Child
Adult
Superantigens
Epidemiologic Analysis
Aged, 80 and Over
Pharyngitis
Female
Infant