Increase of Severe Pulmonary Infections in Adults Caused by M1 UK Streptococcus pyogenes, Central Scotland, UK

We characterized the epidemiology, host-pathogen characteristics, and outcomes of severe adult pulmonary Streptococcus pyogenes infections that coincided with a high community caseload in central Scotland, UK. The pulmonary infections had high illness and death rates and were associated with socioec...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2023-08, Vol.29 (8), p.1638
Main Authors: Davies, Peter J B, Russell, Clark D, Morgan, Anna-Rose, Taori, Surabhi K, Lindsay, Diane, Ure, Roisin, Brown, Derek, Smith, Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Humans
Influenza, Human
Pneumonia
Scotland - epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology
Streptococcus pyogenes
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Summary:We characterized the epidemiology, host-pathogen characteristics, and outcomes of severe adult pulmonary Streptococcus pyogenes infections that coincided with a high community caseload in central Scotland, UK. The pulmonary infections had high illness and death rates and were associated with socioeconomic deprivation, influenza A co-infection, and the M1 lineage of S. pyogenes.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2908.230569