英国预警期间侵袭性Streptococcus pyogenes感染的流行病学变化:2023年西班牙一家三级医院的分子比较分析

Alfredo Maldonado-Barrueco1, Iván Bloise1, Emilio Cendejas-Bueno2

  • 1Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.

概括

西班牙Streptococcus pyogenes血流感染的基因组流行病学反映了2023年英国爆发的情况. M1UK克隆和特定的超抗原基因占主导地位,突出显示了不断变化的监控需求.

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