Hypervirulent emm59 Clone in Invasive Group A Streptococcus Outbreak, Southwestern United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Engelthaler, David M. ; Valentine, Michael ; Bowers, Jolene ; Pistole, Jennifer ; Driebe, Elizabeth M. ; Terriquez, Joel ; Nienstadt, Linus ; Carroll, Mark ; Schumacher, Mare ; Ormsby, Mary Ellen ; Brady, Shane ; Livar, Eugene ; Yazzie, Del ; Waddell, Victor ; Peoples, Marie ; Komatsu, Kenneth ; Keim, Paul
• Description:
  The hyper-virulent emm59 genotype of invasive group A Streptococcus was identified in northern Arizona in 2015. Eighteen isolates belonging to a genomic cluster grouped most closely with recently identified isolates in New Mexico. The continued transmission of emm59 in the southwestern United States poses a public health concern.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Bacterial Typing Techniques Clone Cells Disease Outbreaks DNA, Bacterial Female Genome, Bacterial Genotype Humans Male Middle Aged Phylogeny Polymerase Chain Reaction Risk Factors Sequence Analysis, DNA Severity Of Illness Index Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus Virulence

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(4):734-738.
• Pubmed ID:
  26982330
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4806960
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Southwestern United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:079d443b2d651a66a256e6333488e0ae2447874e2b97f4a0b6f6cf5e6fc37ff7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38723/cdc_38723_DS1.pdf
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