This volume comprehensively covers various aspects of streptococcal diseases. It will be a useful reference work for clinicians, microbiologists, public health workers, students of medicine and microbiology as well as a large number of scientists working in this field.

Group A Streptococcal Diseases and Their Global Burden

Molecular Markers for the Study of Streptococcal Epidemiology
Epidemiology and Pathogenicity of Zoonotic Streptococci
Adherence and Invasion of Streptococci to Eukaryotic Cells and Their Role in Disease Pathogenesis
Common Regulators of Virulence in Streptococci
Host-Pathogen Interactions in Streptococcal Immune Sequelae
Immunopathogenesis of Streptococcal Deep Tissue Infections
Modulation of the Coagulation System During Severe Streptococcal Disease
Group A Streptococcal Vaccine Candidates: Potential for the Development of a Human Vaccine
Clinical Management of the Most Common Group A beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Infections.