The first strain of Group A Streptococcus M1 UK confirmed in the mainland of China
10.3760/cma.j.cn101070-20240902-00562
- VernacularTitle:我国内地确认的第1株A族链球菌M1 UK
- Author:
Dingle YU
1
;
Yuejie ZHENG
;
Wenjian WANG
;
Yunsheng CHEN
;
Kunling SHEN
;
Yonghong YANG
Author Information
1. 深圳市儿童医院呼吸科，深圳 518038
- Keywords:
Group A Streptococcus;
M1 UK;
Scarlet fever
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2024;39(11):801-802
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) are important human pathogens.In recent years, the M1 UK strain has attracted widespread attention in the United Kingdom and other countries because it has been associated with a surge in scarlet fever and an increase in invasive GAS infections.Author conducted a whole-genome sequencing study of 42 GAS strains from 2016 to 2018 in Shenzhen, and found that a GAS strain isolated from a child with scarlet fever in Shenzhen area in 2018 was homologous to M1 UK, which is the first strain of M1 UK confirmed in the mainland of China.For this reason, hereby publish it with a view to attracting the attention of our domestic counterparts and safeguarding public health safety.
