The Emergence and Impact of the M1UK Lineage on Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Open Forum Infect Dis
; 11(8): ofae457, 2024 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39205925
ABSTRACT
M1UK is associated with current surges in invasive infection globally, partly due to increased production of superantigen streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A. We show that M1UK is now the dominant invasive emm1 lineage in Aotearoa New Zealand and is genomically related to community infections, suggesting that measures that effectively prevent group A Streptococcus pharyngitis in children could reduce invasive disease.
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MEDLINE
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En
Journal:
Open Forum Infect Dis
Year:
2024
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Article
Affiliation country:
New Zealand