Characteristics of Streptococcus pyogenes causing invasive infections among adults in Portugal, 2016–2019: Pre-COVID-19 expansion of the M1UK sublineage
Despite adult iGAS in Portugal being caused by geographically widespread, successful GAS lineages that may be repeatedly introduced in the country, including M1<sub>UK</sub>, there was no apparent increase in disease. This is consistent with upsurges of iGAS post-COVID-19 not being driven primarily by the emergence or introduction of novel GAS clones.
Authors
- Beatriz Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2371-2740)
- Ana Friães (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7567-2405)
- Rafael Mamede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8691-0771)
- José Melo‐Cristino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-1722)
- Mário Ramirez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4084-6233)
Institutions
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Instituto de Medicina Tropical (PY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2025.01.009
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64
Funders
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia