Changing epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever in the United States

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Feb 15;42(4):448-50. doi: 10.1086/499817. Epub 2006 Jan 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Antigens, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics*
  • Developing Countries
  • Humans
  • Pharyngitis / epidemiology
  • Pharyngitis / microbiology*
  • Prevalence
  • Rheumatic Fever / epidemiology*
  • Rheumatic Fever / microbiology
  • Rheumatic Fever / prevention & control
  • Serotyping
  • Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Streptococcal Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / classification*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / immunology
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Streptococcal Vaccines
  • streptococcal M protein