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Incidence and Characteristics of Scarlet Fever, South Korea, 2008-2015.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2017
Park Duck Woong, Kim Sun-Hee, Park Jung Wook, Kim Min-Ji, Cho Sun Ju, Park Hye Jung, Jung So Hyang, Seo Mi Hee, Lee Yong Seok, Kim Byung Hee, Min Hyeran, Lee Su Ya, Ha Dong Ryong, Kim Eun Sun, Hong Yeongjin, Chung Jae Keun
Abstract excerpt
The incidence rate for scarlet fever in South Korea is rising. During 2008-2015, we collected group A Streptococcus isolates and performed emm and exotoxin genotyping and disk-diffusion antimicrobial tests. Scarlet fever in South Korea was most closely associated with emm types emm4, emm28, emm1, and emm3. In 2015, tetracycline resistance started increasing.
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