Detection of Epidemic Scarlet Fever Group A Streptococcus in Australia.
Mark J Walker,
Stephan Brouwer,
Brian M Forde,
Kate A Worthing,
Liam McIntyre,
Lana Sundac,
Sam Maloney,
Leah W Roberts,
Timothy C Barnett,
Johanna Richter,
Amanda J Cork,
Adam D Irwin,
Yuanhai You,
Jianzhong Zhang,
Gordon Dougan,
Kwok Y Yuen,
Victor Nizet,
Scott A Beatson,
Keith Grimwood,
Mark R Davies
Feb 21, 2019
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...