Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Prevalence of Group A Streptococcal emm Clusters in Africa To Inform Vaccine Development.

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T. SalieMark E Engel

Abstract

An emm-cluster based system was proposed as a standard typing scheme to facilitate and enhance future studies of group A Streptococcus (GAS) epidemiological surveillance, M protein function, and vaccine development strategies. We provide an evidence-based distribution of GAS emm clusters in Africa and assess the potential coverage of the new 30-valent vaccine in terms of an emm cluster-based approach. Two reviewers independently assessed studies retrieved from a comprehensive search and extracted relevant data. Meta-analyses were performed (random-effects model) to aggregate emm cluster prevalence estimates. Eight studies (n = 1,595 isolates) revealed the predominant emm clusters as E6 (18%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 12.6% to 24.0%), followed by E3 (14%; 95% CI, 11.2% to 17.4%) and E4 (13%; 95% CI, 9.5% to 16.0%). There was negligible variation in emm clusters with regard to regions, age, and socioeconomic status across the continent. Considering an emm cluster-based vaccine strategy, which assumes cross-protection within clusters, the 30-valent vaccine currently in clinical development would provide hypothetical coverage to 80.3% of isolates in Africa. This systematic review indicates the most predominant GAS emm cluster i...Continue Reading

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