Strep A: challenges, opportunities, vaccine-based solutions and economics

Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe, annually causing hundreds of millions of cases of disease.

Citation:
Bloom DE, Titball RW, Carapetis J. Strep A: challenges, opportunities, vaccine-based solutions and economics. npj Vaccines. 2024;9(1):81.

Keywords:
Strep A; pharyngitis; impetigo; necrotizing facsiitis; sepsis; rheumatic heart disease

Abstract:
Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe, annually causing hundreds of millions of cases of disease.