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Current Issues in Managing Group A Streptococcal Infections

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Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 549))

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Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GAS, alias Streptococcus pyogenes) is a Grampositive bacterial pathogen that causes a broad spectrum of diseases as outlined in Table 25.1. This chapter will focus on some specific topics relevant to clinical management of GAS diseases.

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  1. Jonathan R. Carapetis
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  1. Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Andrew J. Pollard

  2. Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    George H. McCracken Jr.

  3. University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

    Adam Finn

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Carapetis, J.R. (2004). Current Issues in Managing Group A Streptococcal Infections. In: Pollard, A.J., McCracken, G.H., Finn, A. (eds) Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 549. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8993-2_25

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