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Investigate the molecular epidemiology and bacterial lineage dynamics of Streptococcus pyogenes during periods of elevated scarlet fever activity.

September 10, 2019The Lancet Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Emergence of dominant toxigenic M1T1 Streptococcus pyogenes clone during increased scarlet fever activity in England: a population-based molecular epidemiological study

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NLNicola N. LynskeyRoslin Institute EJElita JauneikaiteNIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre HLHo Kwong LiMACOM (United States)

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Population-based molecular epidemiological study reveals emergence of a dominant toxigenic M1T1 Streptococcus pyogenes clone during scarlet fever surges, highlighting shifts in strain virulence.

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Investigate the molecular epidemiology and bacterial lineage dynamics of Streptococcus pyogenes during periods of elevated scarlet fever activity.
Conducted a population-based molecular epidemiological surveillance study tracking Streptococcus pyogenes isolates across England.
Characterized genomic variation and lineage emergence among circulating bacterial strains, with a focus on the toxigenic M1T1 clone.
Identified the emergence and rapid dominance of a distinct toxigenic M1T1 Streptococcus pyogenes clone during the epidemic surge.
Demonstrated a strong qualitative association between the clonal expansion of this toxigenic strain and regional increases in scarlet fever cases.

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Lynskey et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd634226032fe00d100e5f https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(19)30446-3

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Population-based molecular epidemiological study reveals emergence of a dominant toxigenic M1T1 Streptococcus pyogenes clone during scarlet fever surges, highlighting shifts in strain virulence.

Emergence of dominant toxigenic M1T1 Streptococcus pyogenes clone during increased scarlet fever activity in England: a population-based molecular epidemiological study

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Emergence of dominant toxigenic M1T1 Streptococcus pyogenes clone during increased scarlet fever activity in England: a population-based molecular epidemiological study

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