First Evidence of Streptococcus pyogenes M1UK Clone in Pediatric Invasive Infections in Italy by Molecular Surveillance-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

First Evidence of Streptococcus pyogenes M1UK Clone in Pediatric Invasive Infections in Italy by Molecular Surveillance

Published:2024-07-12 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0891-3668
Container-title:Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
language:en
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Author:

Vrenna Gianluca¹²^ORCID,Rossitto Martina¹³,Agosta Marilena⁴,Cortazzo Venere⁴,Fox Valeria¹^ORCID,De Luca Maia⁵,Lancella Laura⁵,Gargiullo Livia⁶,Granaglia Annarita⁴,Fini Vanessa⁴,Yu La Rosa Katia⁴,Argentieri Marta⁴,Pansani Laura⁴,Sisto Annamaria⁴,Raponi Massimiliano⁷,Villani Alberto⁸,Perno Carlo Federico⁴,Bernaschi Paola⁴

Affiliation:

1. From the Multimodal Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

2. Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

3. Major School in Microbiology and Virology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy

4. Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

5. Infectious Disease Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

6. General Pediatric and Infectious Disease Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCSS, Rome, Italy

7. Medical Direction, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

8. General Pediatric and Infectious Disease Unit, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Invasive group A streptococci infections are increasing worldwide, mainly due to the emm1 lineage M1UK emergence. Although this variant has recently been described in adult Italian patients, its circulation in children has not yet been established. Characterizing by whole genome sequencing 6 invasive group A streptococci strains isolated between 2022 and 2023, we highlighted M1UK lineage circulation in pediatric patients in Italy.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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