The global burden of group A streptococcal diseases.
- J. Carapetis, A. Steer, E. Mulholland, M. Weber
- MedicineLancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)
- 1 November 2005
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
- T. Vos, A. Flaxman, C. Murray
- MedicineThe Lancet
- 15 December 2012
World Heart Federation criteria for echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease—an evidence-based guideline
- B. Remenyi, N. Wilson, J. Carapetis
- MedicineNature Reviews Cardiology
- 1 May 2012
The standardized criteria for RHD aim to permit rapid and consistent identification of individuals with RHD without a clear history of acute rheumatic fever and hence allow enrollment into secondary prophylaxis programs.
Global emm type distribution of group A streptococci: systematic review and implications for vaccine development.
- A. Steer, I. Law, L. Matatolu, B. Beall, J. Carapetis
- MedicineLancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)
- 1 October 2009
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease, 1990–2015
- D. Watkins, C. Johnson, G. Roth
- MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
- 23 August 2017
The health‐related burden of rheumatic heart disease has declined worldwide, but high rates of disease persist in some of the poorest regions in the world.
Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
- J. Carapetis, A. Beaton, L. Zühlke
- MedicineNature Reviews Disease Primers
- 14 January 2016
Progress in developing group A streptococcal vaccines and an increased focus on the lived experience of those with RHD and the need to improve quality of life give cause for optimism that progress will be made against this neglected disease.
Scabies in the developing world--its prevalence, complications, and management.
- R. Hay, A. Steer, D. Engelman, Shelley F. Walton
- MedicineClinical Microbiology and Infection
- 1 April 2012
The purpose of this review is to provide an update on the current position of scabies with regard to its complications and control in resource-poor countries.
Prevalence of scabies and impetigo worldwide: a systematic review.
- L. Romani, A. Steer, M. Whitfeld, J. Kaldor
- Medicine, Political ScienceLancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)
- 1 August 2015
Evaluation of a screening protocol using auscultation and portable echocardiography to detect asymptomatic rheumatic heart disease in Tongan schoolchildren
- J. Carapetis, Myra Hardy, A. Steer
- MedicineNature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine
- 1 July 2008
Screening is a useful method for detecting asymptomatic RHD in regions of high prevalence and it is reported that a high echocardiographically confirmed prevalence is reported in Tonga.
A systematic and functional classification of Streptococcus pyogenes that serves as a new tool for molecular typing and vaccine development.
- M. Sanderson-Smith, David M. P. De Oliveira, P. Smeesters
- Biology, MedicineJournal of Infectious Diseases
- 15 October 2014
A functional classification based on 48 emm-clusters containing closely related M proteins that share binding and structural properties is proposed and will facilitate the design of future studies of M protein function, streptococcal virulence, epidemiological surveillance, and vaccine development.
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