Brian Hayama, Sohei Harada, Masahiro Suzuki, Yohei Doi, Yusuke Nomura, Kotaro Aoki, Kazumi Takehana, Tomomi Akatsuchi, Taisuke Enokida, Koichi Takeda, Akira Seto, Hiroki Mitani, Daisuke Ohkushi
UNLABELLED: Streptococcus pyogenes causes a variety of human infections, and hospital outbreaks with this pathogen have also been reported. The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical characteristics of an outbreak of S. pyogenes involving 15 patients and four healthcare workers (HCWs), as well as the molecular characteristics of the causative isolates. The course and response to the outbreak were reviewed, and information on the characteristics of the patients was extracted retrospectively from the medical records...
April 8, 2024: Microbiology Spectrum