Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Changing epidemiology of group A streptococcal infection in the USA
The Lancet, Volume 336, No. 8724, Year 1990
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
To see whether changes in the epidemiology of group A streptococcal disease in the USA have been accompanied by a corresponding change in serotype distribution, epidemiological and M-typing and T-typing data for 5193 strains sent to the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, between 1972 and 1988 were analysed. The proportions of M-types 1,3, and 18 increased significantly during the study period. These M-types were more likely to be invasive, to cause fatal infection, and to occur in a cluster of infections than were other types. By contrast, the proportions of M-types 4 and 12 decreased; they were less invasive and were less likely to be found in clusters than were other types. These data suggest that changes in the epidemiology of group A streptococcal disease may be related to changes in the distribution of M-types causing infection. © 1990.
Authors & Co-Authors
Schwartz, Benjamin J.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Facklam, Richard R.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Breiman, Robert F.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Statistics
Citations: 370
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0140-6736(90)92777-F
ISSN:
01406736