Information on studies | Information on participants | Information on infections |
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• Study author • Study year • Study design • Study setting (domestic, nosocomial or public) • Geographical region | • Age group/range • Gender • Income category • Ethnicity • Health conditions which might increase the risk of Strep A infection or carriage, e.g. immunodeficiency states (immunocompetent or immunocompromised) or underlying diseases | • Modes of Strep A transmission • Types of Strep A infections • Symptoms • Strep A emm strains • Time period in which transmission occurred • Season of participation • Number of people exposed (denominator) • Numbers of people with Strep A infected/detected (only primary transmission) (numerator) • Number of deaths • Asymptomatic carriage rates • Sampling method used to collect samples • Laboratory methods used to analyse samples |