Detection of Epidemic Scarlet Fever Group A Streptococcus in Australia

Sentinel hospital surveillance was instituted in Australia to detect the presence of pandemic group A Streptococcus strains causing scarlet fever. Genomic and phylogenetic analyses indicated the presence of an Australian GAS emm12 scarlet fever isolate related to United Kingdom outbreak strains. Nat...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2019-09, Vol.69 (7), p.1232-1234
Main Authors: Walker, Mark J, Brouwer, Stephan, Forde, Brian M, Worthing, Kate A, McIntyre, Liam, Sundac, Lana, Maloney, Sam, Roberts, Leah W, Barnett, Timothy C, Richter, Johanna, Cork, Amanda J, Irwin, Adam D, You, Yuanhai, Zhang, Jianzhong, Dougan, Gordon, Yuen, Kwok Y, Nizet, Victor, Beatson, Scott A, Grimwood, Keith, Davies, Mark R
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Language:English
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Summary:Sentinel hospital surveillance was instituted in Australia to detect the presence of pandemic group A Streptococcus strains causing scarlet fever. Genomic and phylogenetic analyses indicated the presence of an Australian GAS emm12 scarlet fever isolate related to United Kingdom outbreak strains. National surveillance to monitor this pandemic is recommended.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciz099