학술논문
Expansion of Invasive Group A Streptococcus M1UK Lineage in Active Bacterial Core Surveillance, United States, 2019‒2021.
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Article
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*STREPTOCOCCUS
*GENOMICS
*CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
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ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
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 analysis indicated recent expansions [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]