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