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Country-level and global burden of diseases caused by group A Streptococcus: protocol for a multicountry epidemiological study

Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) causes a wide spectrum of diseases, ranging from pharyngitis and impetigo to severe invasive infections and immune-mediated conditions such as acute rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease and acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Contemporary data on the global burden of Strep A diseases are lacking.

Citation:
Taye BW, Cannon J, van Beneden C, Bowen AC, Engel M, ……. Carapetis J, Moore HC. Country-level and global burden of diseases caused by group A Streptococcus: protocol for a multicountry epidemiological study. BMJ Open. 2026;16(1). 

Keywords:
Cardiovascular disease; epidemiology; infectious diseases

Abstract:
Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) causes a wide spectrum of diseases, ranging from pharyngitis and impetigo to severe invasive infections and immune-mediated conditions such as acute rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease and acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Contemporary data on the global burden of Strep A diseases are lacking.