Invasive Infection With emm3/ST15 Streptococcus pyogenes: The First Case Report From China and Complete Genome Analysis

Invasive Infection With emm3/ST15 Streptococcus pyogenes: The First Case Report From China and Complete Genome Analysis

Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) may cause severe invasive disease with a high fatality rate, especially M3-type strains, which are less common in China. Here, we report the first emm3/ST15 invasive GAS infection case in China. The patient was diagnosed with severe skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI)...

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Main Authors: Xinli Mu, Yanfei Wang, Lu Sun, Shanshan Zhao, Xi Jin, Junli Zhang, Yunsong Yu, Xueqing Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Streptococcus pyogenes
M type
emm3/ST15
invasive infection
whole-genome sequencing (WGS)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.861087/full

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