Streptococcus pyogenes infections with limited emm-type diversity in the homeless population of Brussels, 2016–2018

Objectives: The aim was to characterize the clinical features, outcomes, and strain diversity of laboratory-confirmed Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus, GAS) infections among inpatients hospitalized at a tertiary level hospital in Brussels, Belgium, according to the patients’ housing sta...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Dauby, Véronique Yvette Miendje Deyi, Valérie Delforge, Delphine Martiny, Leila Mekkaoui, Marie Hallin, Romain Mahieu, Nathalie Bossuyt, Anne Botteaux, Pierre R. Smeesters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219300372