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ReviewJournal of immunology research2015

Correlates of Protection for M Protein-Based Vaccines against Group A Streptococcus.

Shu Ki Tsoi, Pierre R Smeesters, Hannah R C Frost, Paul Licciardi, Andrew C Steer

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. RecombinantInfection and immunity · 2021
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  18. Naturally Acquired Protection Against Upper Respiratory Symptoms Involving Group A Streptococcus in a Longitudinal Cohort Study.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020
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  20. The Path to Group A Streptococcus Vaccines: World Health Organization Research and Development Technology Roadmap and Preferred Product Characteristics.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shu Ki TsoiGroup A Streptococcus Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9254-6339
Pierre R SmeestersGroup A Streptococcus Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia ; Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Hannah R C FrostGroup A Streptococcus Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Paul LicciardiPneumococcal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia ; Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6086-6285
Andrew C SteerGroup A Streptococcus Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia ; Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia ; Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute · AURoyal Children's Hospital · AUThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Group A streptococcus (GAS) is known to cause a broad spectrum of illness, from pharyngitis and impetigo, to autoimmune sequelae such as rheumatic heart disease, and invasive diseases. It is a significant cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality worldwide, but no efficacious vaccine is currently available. Progress in GAS vaccine development has been hindered by a number of obstacles, including a lack of standardization in immunoassays and the need to define human correlates of protection. In this review, we have examined the current immunoassays used in both GAS and other organisms, and explored the various challenges in their implementation in order to propose potential future directions to identify a correlate of protection and facilitate the development of M protein-based vaccines, which are currently the main GAS vaccine candidates.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsCarrier ProteinsClinical Trials as TopicDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunoassayOutcome Assessment, Health CareStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcal VaccinesStreptococcus pyogenesAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsCarrier Proteinsstreptococcal M proteinStreptococcal Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID26101780
PMCPMC4458553
OpenAlexW1560912909

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