Increases in group A streptococcal infections in the pediatric population in Houston, TX, 2022

Autor: Aya Aboulhosn, Misu A Sanson, Luis Alberto Vega, Maria G Segura, Lauren M Summer, Marritta Joseph, J Chase McNeil, Anthony R Flores
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Clinical Infectious Diseases.
ISSN: 1537-6591
1058-4838
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad197
Popis: Beginning in October 2022, we observed a substantial increase in the total number of cases of invasive GAS disease (iGAS) in the pediatric population in Houston, TX. Emm12 GAS strains were disproportionately represented but the overall proportion of iGAS infections observed during the current spike was similar to pre-pandemic years.
Databáze: OpenAIRE