par Rodriguez-Ruiz, Juan Pablo;Lin, Qiang;Lammens, C;Smeesters, Pierre ;van Kleef-van Koeveringe, Stefanie;Matheeussen, Veerle;Malhotra-Kumar, Surbhi
Référence Euro surveillance, 28, 36
Publication Publié, 2023-09-01
Référence Euro surveillance, 28, 36
Publication Publié, 2023-09-01
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : | Many European countries have recently reported upsurges in invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) infections, mainly caused by emm1 Streptococcus pyogenes, specifically the toxigenic M1UK lineage. We present the epidemiology of emm1 causing iGAS in Belgium during 2018-August 2023, and describe an emergence of the toxigenic M1UK lineage in Belgium in mid-2022 that was observed as an increase in bloodstream infections caused by emm1 S. pyogenes that continued into 2023. |