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The global burden of sore throat and group A Streptococcus pharyngitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Contemporary data for the global burden of sore throat and group A Streptococcus (Strep A) pharyngitis are required to understand the frequency of disease and develop value propositions for Strep A vaccines.

Citation:
Miller KM, Carapetis JR, Van Beneden CA, Cadarette D, Daw JN, Moore HC, Bloom DE, Cannon JW. The global burden of sore throat and group A Streptococcus pharyngitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. eClinicalMedicine. 2022;48

Keywords:
Burden; Incidence; Pharyngitis; Sore throat; Streptococcus; bacterial vaccine; global disease burden; quality control; quantitative analysis; risk assessment; systematic review

Abstract:
Contemporary data for the global burden of sore throat and group A Streptococcus (Strep A) pharyngitis are required to understand the frequency of disease and develop value propositions for Strep A vaccines.