The Reemergence of Severe Group A Streptococcal Disease: an Evolutionary Perspective
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Bibliographic record
Abstract
This chapter reviews changes in the epidemiology of group A streptococcal infections and describes factors associated with the fitness and virulence of the pathogen. It also highlights the genetic diversity of group A streptococci, which, acted on by host factors, may account for periodic changes in disease severity. Childbed fever was one of the most frequent causes of death among postpartum women. A number of characteristics of group A streptococci may contribute to their fitness. These determinants can be categorized into three functional classes: adherence and colonization, invasion and replication, and avoidance of host defenses. Activation of the alternate complement pathway produces C5a, which is one of the primary mediators of chemotaxis in human tissue, attracting neutrophils to sites of infection. Horizontal gene transfer has resulted in emm-like genes and vir regulons with mosaic structures. Such an ability to recombine, in conjunction with strong selective pressures, can accelerate the evolution of functional diversity. The current increase in severe disease, particularly streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) and necrotizing fasciitis, is most likely related to changes in serotype distribution, production of toxins, and/or other factors. As immunity to these virulence factors increases, virulence will be lost. The author believes that this resurgence of more severe group A streptococcal disease does not represent the natural selection of a more virulent clone that will predominate but rather that as population immunity increases one will once again return to periods of waxing and waning of group A streptococcal disease severity.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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