Scarlet Fever Epidemic, Hong Kong, 2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Luk, Emma Y.Y. ; Lo, Janice Y.C. ; Li, Amy Z.L. ; Lau, Michael C.K. ; Cheung, Terence K.M. ; Wong, Alice Y.M. ; Wong, Monica M.H. ; Wong, Christine W. ; Chuang, Shuk-kwan ; Tsang, Thomas
• Description:
  More than 900 cases of scarlet fever were recorded in Hong Kong during January-July, 2011. Six cases were complicated by toxic shock syndrome, of which 2 were fatal. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns suggested a multiclonal epidemic; emm12 was the predominant circulating type. We recommend genetic testing of and antimicrobial resistance monitoring for this reportable disease.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria Child Disease Notification Dispatch Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Emm Type Epidemic Epidemics Female Hong Kong Humans Incidence Microbial Sensitivity Tests Scarlet Fever Septic Shock Shock, Septic Streptococci Streptococcus Pyogenes

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(10):1658-1661.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2a0a75a3e51a2e923bbd22490a4e2c2575e0563f2fc7b0974ac8031177a8bedf
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18704/cdc_18704_DS1.pdf
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