Epidemiological analysis of non-M-typeable group A Streptococcus isolates from a Thai population in northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Pruksakorn S., Sittisombut N., Phornphutkul C., Pruksachatkunakorn C., Good MF., Brandt E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3336
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Infection with group A streptococci (GAS) can lead to the development of severe postinfectious sequelae such as rheumatic fever (RF). In Thailand, RF and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain important health problems. More than 80% of GAS circulating in this population are non-M antigen typeable by...