The global burden of group A streptococcal diseases

The global burden of disease caused by group A streptococcus (GAS) is not known. We review recent population-based data to estimate the burden of GAS diseases and highlight deficiencies in the available data. We estimate that there are at least 517 000 deaths each year due to severe GAS diseases (eg...

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Published in:	The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 5; no. 11; pp. 685 - 694
Main Authors:	Carapetis, Jonathan R, Steer, Andrew C, Mulholland, E Kim, Weber, Martin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2005 Lancet Publishing Group Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Cardiovascular diseases Developing countries Glomerulonephritis - epidemiology Glomerulonephritis - microbiology Glomerulonephritis - mortality Human bacterial diseases Humans Incidence Infectious diseases LDCs Medical sciences Pharyngitis - epidemiology Pharyngitis - microbiology Prevalence Pyoderma - epidemiology Pyoderma - microbiology Rheumatic Fever - epidemiology Rheumatic Fever - microbiology Rheumatic Heart Disease - epidemiology Rheumatic Heart Disease - microbiology Sepsis - epidemiology Sepsis - microbiology Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology Streptococcal Infections - microbiology Streptococcus pyogenes Infection Streptococcaceae Streptococcal infection Streptococcus A Bacteriosis Bacteria Micrococcales
ISSN:	1473-3099, 1474-4457
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