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Increase of emm1 isolates among group A Streptococcus strains causing scarlet fever in Shanghai, China
17 Jun 2020
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Scarlet fever epidemics caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) have been ongoing in China since 2011. However, limited data are available on the dynamic molecular characterizations of the epidemic strains. METHOD: Epidemiological data of scarlet fever in Shanghai were obtained from the National Notifiable Infectious Disease Surveillance System. Throat swabs of patients with scarlet fever and...
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