on the decline in the last century, but several episodes of resurgence in the United States and Europe, as well as continued high mortality in developing countries, reinforce the need for continued development of improved methods for detection of the causative agent, Group A Strep pharyngitis. Tra...
2011–2015 Robert Luo1, Joanna Sickler1*, Farnaz Vahidnia2, Yuan-Chi Lee2, Bianca Frogner3 and Matthew Thompson3* Abstract Background: Clinical guidelines for the diagnosis of group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis recommend the use of a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) and/or bacterial...
Noun1.strep throat- an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus septic sore throat,streptococcal sore throat,streptococcus tonsilitis,throat infection pharyngitis,raw throat,sore throat- inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
TABLE 1. Preferred strain characteristics for a controlled human infection model of GAS pharyngitisa Desirable strain characteristic(s)RationaleM75 611024 details Definite but uncommon contemporary cause of symptomatic pharyngitis Pharyngitis is the critical early target for GAS vaccine development; historical...
Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) leads to 600,000 deaths and 600 million cases of pharyngitis annually. Although long a promising target for vaccine development, how much funding should be allocated to develop a Strep A vaccine is unclear. We aim to calculate the optimal amount of global spendi...
The meaning of GROUP A is any of various strains of a streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) that include the causative agents of pharyngitis, scarlet fever, septicemia, some skin infections, rheumatic fever, and glomerulonephritis —usually used attribu
Patients with cultures positive for group A beta-hemolytic streptoc... Walsh,B Timothy - 《Archives of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 655发表: 1975年 Strategies to Diagnose and Treat Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis. Presents a letter to the editor concerning the McIsaac and colleagues report on ...
Rapid nucleic acid tests (RNATs) are now available; a systematic review of their accuracy is lacking. Objectives To evaluate the accuracy of RNATs in patients with pharyngitis; to explore test-level and study-level factors that could explain variability in accuracy; and to compare the accuracy ...
Group A Strep include flesh eating disease (necrotizing fasciitis) and invasive diseases such as sepsis and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Approximately 30 million people are currently affected by RHD worldwide. Importantly, the majority of Grou...
What are signs and symptoms of strep pharyngitis (Group A)? Acute illness with a predominant sore throat and a temperature higher than 38.5°C (101.3°F). Constitutional symptoms include fever, chills, myalgias, headaches, and nausea.