Abstract
More than 900 cases of scarlet fever were recorded in Hong Kong during January-July, 2011. Six cases were complicated by toxic shock syndrome, of which 2 were fatal. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns suggested a multiclonal epidemic; emm12 was the predominant circulating type. We recommend genetic testing of and antimicrobial resistance monitoring for this reportable disease.
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Luk, E. Y. Y., Lo, J. Y. C., Li, A. Z. L., Lau, M. C. K., Cheung, T. K. M., Wong, A. Y. M., … Tsang, T. (2012). Scarlet fever epidemic, Hong Kong, 2011. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 18(10), 1658–1661. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1810.111900
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