An outbreak of skin sepsis in abattoir workers caused by an ‘unusual’ strain of Streptococcus pyogenes
| Autor: | G. Phillips, Bernard Beall, A. Tanna, J. Ferguson, M. Roworth, A. Efstratiou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Microbiology (medical) Genotype Streptococcus pyogenes Skin infection medicine.disease_cause Microbiology Group A Disease Outbreaks Serology Streptococcal Infections Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis Humans Medicine Serotyping Molecular epidemiology business.industry Outbreak Skin Diseases Bacterial General Medicine medicine.disease Electrophoresis Gel Pulsed-Field Occupational Diseases Scotland business Abattoirs |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Microbiology. 49:371-374 |
| ISSN: | 1473-5644 0022-2615 |
| DOI: | 10.1099/0022-1317-49-4-371 |
| Popis: | An outbreak of indolent skin infections due to an 'unusual' serological type of Streptococcus pyogenes that lasted for 3 months and affected eight workers in an abattoir is described. The group A streptococcal (GAS) isolates were serotyped as M-type 59; however, they possessed a T-protein pattern (T5/27/44) that is not commonly associated with M-type 59. Further genotypic characterisation studies revealed that all eight isolates were indistinguishable by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and possessed the emm gene encoding for the M-type 59. Once identified, and after a combination of penicillin treatment, exclusion of workers with lesions and reinforcement of standard hygiene precautions, no further cases developed. Although common in the 1970s and 1980s, streptococcal infections in this situation are now reported infrequently. This report serves to highlight the issues surrounding working practices in abattoirs. |
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