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Capsule-Negative emm Types Are an Increasing Cause of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Infections at a Large Pediatric Hospital in Texas

Published:2018-08-01 Issue:3 Volume:8 Page:244-250
ISSN:2048-7207
Container-title:Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
language:en
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Author:

Flores Anthony R¹,Chase McNeil J²,Shah Brittany¹,Van Beneden Chris³,Shelburne Samuel A⁴

Affiliation:

1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genomics, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston

2. Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston

3. Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

4. Division of Internal Medicine, Departments of Infectious Diseases and Genomic Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Abstract

Disease caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) remains a substantial burden in pediatric populations. We are witnessing a shift in the epidemiology of GAS disease with increasing frequency of capsule-negative serotypes in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area.

Funder

National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,General Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

Link

http://academic.oup.com/jpids/article-pdf/8/3/244/30125117/piy053.pdf

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