Emergence of dominant toxigenic M1T1 Streptococcus pyogenes clone during increased scarlet fever activity in England: a population-based molecular epidemiological study

Analysis of changes in Streptococcus pyrogenes genotypes, and notifications of scarlet fever and invasive disease in 2014-16 in England and Wales found that a dominant new genotype lineage has emerged with increased potential for invasive disease.
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