The application of environmental health assessment strategies to detect Streptococcus pyogenes in Kimberley school classrooms
There was little evidence to support fomite, droplet or airborne Strep A in classrooms as major modes of transmission among children. Further work is required to determine if classrooms play a role in the transmission of Strep A between students.
Authors
- Abbey Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6425-1012)
- Nina Lansbury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5410-6332)
- Jonathan Rhys Carapetis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1182-9792)
- Janessa L. Pickering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6441-2456)
- Asha C Bowen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3242-1155)
- Stephanie Enkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4075-0781)
- Dylan D Barth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5687-7942)
- Hannah Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-7714)
- Megan O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6585-0677)
- Bernadette Z.Y. Wong
- Tharushi Pallegedara
- Liam Bedford
- August Mickuki
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Environs Kimberley (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Disease & Health
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2024.12.001
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council