Characteristics of Group A Streptococcus Strains Circulating during Scarlet Fever Epidemic, Beijing, China, 2011

Scarlet fever is one of a variety of diseases caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS). During 2011, a scarlet fever epidemic characterized by peak monthly incidence rates 2.9–6.7 times higher than those in 2006–2010 occurred in Beijing, China. During the epidemic, hospital-based enhanced surveillance...

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Hlavní autoři: Peng Yang, Xiaomin Peng, Daitao Zhang, Shuangsheng Wu, Yimeng Liu, Shujuan Cui, Guilan Lu, Wei Duan, Weixian Shi, Shuang Liu, Jing Li, Quanyi Wang
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-06-01
Edice:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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On-line přístup:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-1020_article