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Molecular epidemiology of Group A Streptococcus infections in Cambodian children, 2007-2012.
- Abstract:
- Group A Streptococcus(GAS) is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality globally. Two strong vaccine candidates are currently under evaluation: a 30-valent type–specific M protein–based vaccine and a vaccine targeting the conserved J8 region of M protein. The 30-valent vaccine covers the most frequent serotypes circulating in highincome countries, but coverage may be suboptimal in low-income settings with greater GAS emm-type diversity. Sixty-eight allelic variants have been described for J8, and the relation between allelic diversity and vaccine efficacy is unclear. Limited epidemiologic data are available from many regions making vaccine coverage estimates imprecise. There are no previous data for low-income countries in South East Asia.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1097/inf.0000000000000878
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- Publisher:
- Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
- Journal:
- Pediatric infectious disease journal More from this journal
- Volume:
- 34
- Issue:
- 12
- Pages:
- 1414-1415
- Publication date:
- 2015-12-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2015-01-01
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1532-0987
- ISSN:
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0891-3668
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- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Copyright date:
- 2015
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- Copyright © 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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