Expansion of Invasive Group A Streptococcus M1UK Lineage in Active Bacterial Core Surveillance, United States, 2019‒2021

Expansion of Invasive Group A Streptococcus M1UK Lineage in Active Bacterial Core Surveillance, United States, 2019‒2021

From 2015–2018 to 2019‒2021, hypertoxigenic M1UK lineage among invasive group A Streptococcus increased in the United States (1.7%, 21/1,230 to 11%, 65/603; p<0.001). M1UK was observed in 9 of 10 states, concentrated in Georgia (n = 41), Tennessee (n = 13), and New York (n = 13). Genomic cluster...

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Main Authors: Yuan Li, Joy Rivers, Saundra Mathis, Zhongya Li, Sopio Chochua, Benjamin J. Metcalf, Bernard Beall, Jennifer Onukwube, Christopher J. Gregory, Lesley McGee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
invasive group A Streptococcus
streptococci
bacteria
invasive disease
iGAS
M1UK lineage
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0675_article

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