Changes in Group A <i>Streptococcus</i><i>emm</i> Types Associated with Invasive Infections in Adults, Spain, 2023
Alba Bellés Bellés, Núria Prim, Saray Mormeneo Bayo, Pilar Villalón, Mónica Valiente-Novillo, A Jover, Núria Aixalà, Albert Bernet, Éric López-González, Ivan Prats, Mercè García-González
Abstract
An increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infection was detected in the northeast of Spain in November 2022. A postpandemic decline in the diversity of circulating emm types involved in invasive group A Streptococcus was observed, along with the emergence of emm49 in this geographic area.
Topics & Concepts
StreptococcusGroup AStreptococcus pyogenesBiologySTREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONSMicrobiologyStreptococcus pneumoniaeMedicineInternal medicineBacteriaAntibioticsGeneticsStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsNeonatal and Maternal InfectionsInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management