Invasive Group B Streptococcus Infections Caused by Hypervirulent Clone of S. agalactiae Sequence Type 283, Hong Kong, China, 20211

Invasive Group B Streptococcus Infections Caused by Hypervirulent Clone of S. agalactiae Sequence Type 283, Hong Kong, China, 20211

During September-October 2021, group B Streptococcus bloodstream infections surged among patients hospitalized in Hong Kong. Of 95 cases, 57 were caused by the hypervirulent strain sequence type 283, which at the time was also found in freshwater fish and wet market environments and thus poses a tra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2025-01, Vol.31 (1), p.149-154
Hauptverfasser: Li, Carmen, Tse, Herman, Zhu, Chendi, Choi, Garnet Kwan Yue, Lee, Alfred Lok-Hang, Yang, Jun, Lo, Norman Wai-Sing, Hui, Daisy Tsz-Yung, Chow, Christina Kin-Yi, Chau, Sandy Ka-Yee, Lam, Jimmy, Luk, Kristine, Que, Tak-Lun, Fung, Kitty Sau-Chun, Tse, Cindy, Wong, Sally Cheuk-Ying, Lung, David Christopher, Chow, Viola Chi-Ying, Ip, Margaret
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Infections Caused by Hypervirulent Clone of
Invasive Group B
Sequence Type 283, Hong Kong, 2021
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Zusammenfassung:During September-October 2021, group B Streptococcus bloodstream infections surged among patients hospitalized in Hong Kong. Of 95 cases, 57 were caused by the hypervirulent strain sequence type 283, which at the time was also found in freshwater fish and wet market environments and thus poses a transmission threat.During September-October 2021, group B Streptococcus bloodstream infections surged among patients hospitalized in Hong Kong. Of 95 cases, 57 were caused by the hypervirulent strain sequence type 283, which at the time was also found in freshwater fish and wet market environments and thus poses a transmission threat.
ISSN:1080-6059
1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid3101.231627