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Routine genomic surveillance in a military healthcare facility detected a community-based Group A Streptococcus
Germán G Vargas-Cuebas1, William Stribling1, Melissa J Martin1
1Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN), Diagnostics and Countermeasures Branch, Center for Infectious Disease Research, https://ror.org/0145znz58Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Abstract:
An outbreak of emm92/ST82 Streptococcus pyogenes was detected through prospective genomic surveillance at a military treatment facility. Twenty-one of twenty-six patients had confirmed epidemiological links to grappling sports. One case resulted from household transmission. The benefits of routine surveillance extend beyond the hospital environment enabling the detection of community-driven transmission.
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