AFROStrep (SA): a surveillance system for group A streptococcal infection in South Africa

BACKGROUND AND AIMS OF THE THESIS: Group A β-haemolytic Streptococcus (GAS) also known as Streptococcus pyogenes, is responsible for a wide range of invasive and non-invasive GAS diseases. Prevalence and incidence data on GAS from developing countries are largely lacking when compared with industria...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barth, Dylan Dominic
Other Authors: Engel, Mark E
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29316