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

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