Ongoing outbreak of invasive and non-invasive disease due to group A Streptococcus (GAS) type emm66 among homeless and people who inject drugs in England and Wales, January to December 2016
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
Ongoing outbreak of invasive and non-invasive disease due to group A Streptococcus (GAS) type emm66 among homeless and people who inject drugs in England and Wales, January to December 2016 / N. Bundle, L. Bubba, J. Coelho, R. Kwiatkowska, R. Cloke, S. King, J. Rajan-Iyer, M. Courtney-Pillinger, C.R. Beck, V. Hope, T. Lamagni, C.S. Brown, D. Jermacane, R. Glass, M. Desai, M. Gobin, S. Balasegaram, C. Anderson. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1560-7917. - 22:3(2017 Jan), pp. 2-7. [10.2807/1560-7917.es.2017.22.3.30446]
Abstract:
We report an outbreak of invasive and non-invasive disease due to an unusual type of Streptococcus pyogenes(group A Streptococcus, emm66) among a vulnerable, largely homeless population in southern England and Wales, detected in September 2016. Twenty-seven confirmed cases were subsequently identified between 5 January and 29 December 2016; 20 injected drugs and six reported problematic alcohol use. To date, we have ruled out drug-related vehicles of infection and identified few common risk factors.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
epidemiology; invasive streptococcal infections; outbreak, homelessness, Emm66; people who inject drugs; adult; age distribution; disease notification; England; female; homeless persons; humans; male; middle aged; risk factors; sex distribution; streptococcal infections; streptococcus pyogenes; substance abuse, intravenous; vulnerable populations; Wales; disease outbreaks
Elenco autori:
N. Bundle, L. Bubba, J. Coelho, R. Kwiatkowska, R. Cloke, S. King, J. Rajan-Iyer, M. Courtney-Pillinger, C.R. Beck, V. Hope, T. Lamagni, C.S. Brown, D. Jermacane, R. Glass, M. Desai, M. Gobin, S. Balasegaram, C. Anderson
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