Hypervirulent emm59 Clone in Invasive Group A Streptococcus Outbreak, Southwestern United States

Hypervirulent emm59 Clone in Invasive Group A Streptococcus Outbreak, Southwestern United States

The hyper-virulent emm59 genotype of invasive group A Streptococcus was identified in northern Arizona in 2015. Eighteen isolates belonging to a genomic cluster grouped most closely with recently identified isolates in New Mexico. The continued transmission of emm59 in the southwestern United States...

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Main Authors: David M. Engelthaler, Michael Valentine, Jolene Bowers, Jennifer Pistole, Elizabeth M. Driebe, Joel Terriquez, Linus Nienstadt, Mark Carroll, Mare Schumacher, Mary Ellen Ormsby, Shane Brady, Eugene Livar, Del Yazzie, Victor Waddell, Marie Peoples, Kenneth Komatsu, Paul Keim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
group A Streptococcus
emm59
genomic epidemiology
WGST
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streptococci
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/4/15-1582_article

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