1. Genomic Analysis of emm59 Group A Streptococcus Invasive Strains, United States.
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Fittipaldi, Nahuel, Olsen, Randall J., Beres, Stephen B., Van Beneden, Chris, and Musser, James M.
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STREPTOCOCCUS ,INFECTION ,GENETICS ,EPIDEMICS - Abstract
The article discusses a study that identified a monoclonal cluster of invasive type emm59 group A streptococcus (GAS) infections in the San Francisco Bay area in California. The genomes of all available invasive emm59 GAS strains collected from 2000 to 2009 by the Active Bacterial Core surveillance arm of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were sequenced. It was shown that the level of genetic diversity seen among emm59 GAS strains in the U.S. was greater than that among strains from an epidemic in Canada. The authors also call for more intense monitoring for a potential shift in the epidemic behavior of emm59 GAS.
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- 2012
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