Open AccessCapsule-Negative emm Types Are an Increasing Cause of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Infections at a Large Pediatric Hospital in Texas
Author(s) -
Anthony R. Flores,
J. Chase McNeil,
Brittany J. Shah,
Chris Van Beneden,
Samuel A. Shelburne
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piy053
Subject(s) - medicine , streptococcus , disease , epidemiology , pediatrics , bacteria , biology , genetics
Bacterial infections caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) are common in childhood. Few study reports have provided data on pediatric-specific trends in the epidemiology and bacterial strain characteristics of GAS infections.
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