TY - JOUR
AU - Duployez, Claire
AU - Vachée, Anne
AU - Robineau, Olivier
AU - Giraud, François
AU - Deny, Anthony
AU - Senneville, Eric
AU - Wallet, Frédéric
AU - Loïez, Caroline
T1 - Familial Transmission of emm12 Group A Streptococcus
T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal
PY - 2017
VL - 23
IS - 10
SP - 1745
SN - 1080-6059
AB - Incidence and severity of invasive group A Streptococcus infections are of increasing concern in France and worldwide. The risk for secondary infection of close contacts is known but rarely described. We report a case of intrafamilial and life-threatening transmission of emm12 group A Streptococcus.
KW - Streptococcus pyogenes
KW - group A streptococcal infections
KW - iGAS
KW - emm12
KW - familial
KW - invasive
KW - leukocyte
KW - polymorphonuclear
KW - C-reactive
KW - procalcitonin
KW - nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
KW - NSAIDs
KW - antimicrobial drug
KW - antibiotic
KW - antibacterial
KW - amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
KW - linezolid
KW - group A Streptococcus
KW - bacteria
DO - 10.3201/eid2310.170343
UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/10/17-0343_article
ER - End of Reference