Differences between Belgian and Brazilian Group A Streptococcus Epidemiologic Landscape

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) clinical and molecular epidemiology varies with location and time. These differences are not or are poorly understood. pattern is supposed to have a skin tropism. By contrast, A–C pattern isolates were unfrequently recovered in a region where rheumatic fever is still highly prevalent. patterns. These differences should be taken into account for designing treatment guidelines and vaccine strategies