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Epidemiological and Molecular Characterization of an Invasive Group A Streptococcus emm32.2 Outbreak.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2017
Cornick Jennifer E, Kiran Anmol M, Vivancos Roberto, Van Aartsen Jon, Clarke Jenny, Bevan Edward, Alsahag Mansoor, Alaearts Maaike, Bricio Moreno Laura, Jenkinson Howard F, Nobbs Angela H, Anson James, Kadioglu Aras, French Neil, Everett Dean B
Abstract excerpt
An emm32.2 invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) outbreak occurred in Liverpool from January 2010 to September 2012. This genotype had not previously been identified in Liverpool, but was responsible for 32% (14/44) of all iGAS cases reported during this time period. We performed a case-case comparison of emm32.2 iGAS cases with non-emm32.2 control iGAS cases identified in the Liverpool population over the same...
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