Detection of epidemic scarlet fever group A Streptococcus in Australia.
File version
Accepted Manuscript (AM)
Author(s)
Brouwer, Stephan
Forde, Brian M
Worthing, Kate A
McIntyre, Liam
Sundac, Lana
Maloney, Sam
Roberts, Leah W
Barnett, Timothy C
Richter, Johanna
Cork, Amanda J
Irwin, Adam D
You, Yuanhai
Zhang, Jianzhong
Dougan, Gordon
Yuen, Kwok Y
Nizet, Victor
Beatson, Scott A
Grimwood, Keith
Davies, Mark R
Griffith University Author(s)
Primary Supervisor
Other Supervisors
Editor(s)
Date
Size
File type(s)
Location
License
Abstract
Sentinel hospital surveillance was instituted in Australia to detect the presence of pandemic group A Streptococcus strains causing scarlet fever. Genomic and phylogenetic analyses indicated the presence of an Australian GAS emm12 scarlet fever isolate related to UK outbreak strains. National surveillance to monitor this pandemic is recommended.
Journal Title
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Conference Title
Book Title
Edition
Volume
Issue
Thesis Type
Degree Program
School
Publisher link
Patent number
Funder(s)
Grant identifier(s)
Rights Statement
Rights Statement
© 2019 Oxford University Press. This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Clinical Infectious Diseases following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Detection of epidemic scarlet fever group A Streptococcus in Australia, Clinical Infectious Diseases, AOV is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz099
Item Access Status
Note
This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
Access the data
Related item(s)
Subject
Biological sciences
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences