Molecular Characterization of Group A Streptococcus Strains Isolated during a Scarlet Fever Outbreak

AUTOR(ES)

Perea-Mejía, Luis M.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Forty group A streptococcus (GAS) isolates, recovered during a scarlet fever outbreak, were grouped based on their DdeI restriction profiles from emm amplicons. Twenty-seven isolates were identified by sequencing as emm2. The emm2 isolates showed the speA1, speB1, and speC1 alleles. Isolation of this GAS type from scarlet fever outbreaks is uncommon.

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