Editing Group A streptococcal infection (section)

== Prevention ==
''S. pyogenes'' infections are best prevented through effective hand hygiene.<ref name=GASCDC/> No vaccines are currently available to protect against ''S.&nbsp;pyogenes'' infection, although research has been conducted into the development of one.<ref name=Good2013>{{cite journal|vauthors=Good MF, Batzloff MR, Pandey M |title=Strategies in the development of vaccines to prevent infections with group A streptococcus|journal=Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics|volume=9|issue=11|pages=2393–7|date=November 2013|pmid=23863455|pmc=3981849|doi=10.4161/hv.25506}}</ref> Difficulties in developing a vaccine include the wide variety of strains of ''S.&nbsp;pyogenes'' present in the environment and the large amount of time and number of people that will be needed for appropriate trials for safety and efficacy of the vaccine.<ref name=Good2013/><ref>{{cite web|title=Initiative for Vaccine Research (IVR) – Group A Streptococcus|url=https://www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/soa_bacterial/en/index3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322064134/http://www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/soa_bacterial/en/index3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 22, 2006|publisher=World Health Organization|access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref>