Erdem G, Abe L, Kanenaka RY, Pang L, Mills K, Mizumoto C, Yamaga K, Effler PV. Characterization of a community cluster of group a streptococcal invasive disease in Maui, Hawaii.
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2004;
23:677-9. [PMID:
15247611 PMCID:
PMC1364482 DOI:
10.1097/01.inf.0000130956.47691.99]
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Abstract
A community cluster of severe group A streptococcal skin infections occurred in Maui, Hawaii with 3 fatal cases of necrotizing fasciitis in 2002. emm types 1, 12, 58, 74, 85 and 109 were identified from 8 patients. emm types 74 and 109 have not been previously described in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention database. The identification of uncommon emm types suggested that group A streptococcal sero-types in Hawaii are different from those in the continental United States and can result in serious disease.
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