Tonsils at Telethon: developing a standardised collection of tonsil photographs for group A streptococcal (GAS) research

• Main Authors: Marianne J. Mullane (Author), Hannah M. Thomas (Author), Jonathan R. Carapetis (Author), Catalina Lizama (Author), Wesley Billingham (Author), Matthew N. Cooper (Author), Christine Everest (Author), Claudia R. Sampson (Author), Nelly Newall (Author), Sarah Pearce (Author), Francis Lannigan (Author), Eamonn McNulty (Author), Rebecca Cresp (Author), Ariel O. Mace (Author), Tina Barrow (Author), Asha C. Bowen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

IntroductionGroup A streptococcus (GAS) infections, such as pharyngitis and impetigo, can lead to rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations experience high rates of RHD and GAS skin infection, yet rates of GAS pharyngitis are uncl...