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Emergence of a Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis stG62647-lineage associated with severe clinical manifestations.
Scientific reports - 8 Aug 2017
Oppegaard Oddvar, Mylvaganam Haima, Skrede Steinar, Lindemann Paul Christoffer, Kittang Bård Reiakvam
Abstract excerpt
Increasing incidence rates of invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) infections have been reported worldwide, but the evolutionary mechanisms underlying this development remain elusive. Through prospective surveillance of invasive SDSE infections in western Norway, we observed the emergence of a novel and virulent SDSE genotype, stG62647. This emm-type, rarely encountered as a cause of...
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