Overview

Streptococci are Gram-positive bacteria that cause a wide spectrum of diseases, such as pharyngitis, necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, as well as rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease as sequelae. Antibiotics alone have not been able to control the disease and in spite of many efforts an effective vaccine is not yet available. A prerequisite for novel and successful strategies for combating these bacteria is a complete understanding of the highly complex pathogenic mechanisms involved, which are analyzed in this volume. In ten chapters, prominent authors cover various aspects including streptococcal diseases and global burden, epidemiology, adaptation and transmission, and molecular mechanisms of different diseases, as well as sequelae, vaccine development and clinical management. This book will serve as a valuable reference work for scientists, students, clinicians and public health workers and provide new approaches to meeting the challenge of streptococcal diseases.

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Author:   G Singh Chhatwal
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2013 ed.
Volume:   368
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   4.044kg
ISBN:  

9783642438363

ISBN 10:   3642438369
Pages:   255
Publication Date:   12 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Group A Streptococcal Diseases and Their Global Burden Anna P. Ralph and Jonathan R Carapetis   Molecular Markers for the Study of Streptococcal Epidemiology David J McMillan, Martina L Sanderson-Smith, Pierre Smeesters and Kadaba S Sriprakash   Epidemiology and Pathogenicity of Zoonotic Streptococci Marcus Fulde and Peter Valentin-Weigand   Adherence and Invasion of Streptococci to Eukaryotic Cells and Their Role in Disease Pathogenesis Manfred Rohde and G. Singh Chhatwal   Common Regulators of Virulence in Streptococci Nadja Patenge, Tomas Fiedler and Bernd Kreikemeyer   Host-Pathogen Interactions in Streptococcal Immune Sequelae D. Patric Nitsche-Schmitz and Gursharan S. Chhatwal   Immunopathogenesis of Streptococcal Deep Tissue Infections Linda Johansson and Anna Norrby-Teglund   Modulation of the Coagulation System During Severe Streptococcal Disease Oonagh Shannon, Heiko Herwald and Sonja Oehmcke   Group A Streptococcal Vaccine Candidates: Potential for the Development of a Human Vaccine Anna Henningham, Christine M. Gillen and Mark J. Walker   Clinical Management of the Most Common Group A β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Infections Edward Kaplan

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