Emergence of a New Highly Successful Acapsular Group A Streptococcus Clade of Genotype emm89 in the United Kingdom

Emergence of a New Highly Successful Acapsular Group A Streptococcus Clade of Genotype emm89 in the United Kingdom

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) genotype emm89 is increasingly recognized as a leading cause of disease worldwide, yet factors that underlie the success of this emm type are unknown. Surveillance identified a sustained nationwide increase in emm89 invasive GAS disease in the United Kingdom, prompting lo...

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Main Authors: Turner, Claire E., Abbott, James, Lamagni, Theresa, Holden, Matthew T. G., David, Sophia, Jones, Michael D., Game, Laurence, Efstratiou, Androulla, Sriskandan, Shiranee
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4502227/

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