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Scarlet Fever Upsurge in England and Molecular-Genetic Analysis in North-West London, 2014.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2016
Turner Claire E, Pyzio Marta, Song Bonita, Lamagni Theresa, Meltzer Margie, Chow J Yimmy, Efstratiou Androulla, Curtis Sally, Sriskandan Shiranee
Abstract excerpt
Scarlet fever notifications surged across the United Kingdom in spring 2014. Molecular epidemiologic investigation of Streptococcus pyogenes infections in North-West London highlighted increased emm4 and emm3 infections coincident with the upsurge. Unlike outbreaks in other countries, antimicrobial resistance was uncommon, highlighting an urgent need to better understand the drivers of scarlet fever activity.
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