Low Rates of Streptococcal Pharyngitis and High Rates of Pyoderma in Australian Aboriginal Communities Where Acute Rheumatic Fever Is Hyperendemic | Zendy

Malcolm McDonald | Zendy; Rebecca J. Towers | Zendy; Ross Andrews | Zendy; Norma Benger | Zendy; Bart J. Currie | Zendy; Jonathan R. Carapetis | Zendy

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Low Rates of Streptococcal Pharyngitis and High Rates of Pyoderma in Australian Aboriginal Communities Where Acute Rheumatic Fever Is Hyperendemic

Author(s) -

Malcolm McDonald,

Rebecca J. Towers,

Ross Andrews,

Norma Benger,

Bart J. Currie,

Jonathan R. Carapetis

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/506938

Subject(s) - rheumatic fever , pharyngitis , medicine , pyoderma , group a , pathogenesis , acute rheumatic fever , epidemiology , immunology , streptococcus , dermatology , biology , bacteria , genetics

Acute rheumatic fever is a major cause of heart disease in Aboriginal Australians. The epidemiology differs from that observed in regions with temperate climates; streptococcal pharyngitis is reportedly rare, and pyoderma is highly prevalent. A link between pyoderma and acute rheumatic fever has been proposed but is yet to be proven. Group C beta-hemolytic streptococci and group G beta-hemolytic streptococci have also been also implicated in the pathogenesis.

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