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This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. Incidence and severity of invasive group A Streptococcus infections are of increasing concern in France and worldwide. The risk for secondary infection of close contacts is known but rarely described. We report a case of intrafamilial and life-threatening transmission of emm12 group A Streptococcus.
Keywords: Streptococcus pyogenes, group A streptococcal infections, iGAS, emm12, familial, invasive, leukocyte, polymorphonuclear, C-reactive, procalcitonin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs, antimicrobial drug, antibiotic, antibacterial, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, linezolid, group A Streptococcus, bacteria.
In recent years, incidence and severity of invasive group A Streptococcus infections iGAS has increased in Europe and worldwide 1. In northern France, an increase in emm1 iGAS was reported 3. However, transmission of life-threatening infections remains a relatively rare event.
We report a case of intrafamilial transmission of iGAS. On August 17, , a year-old woman was admitted to the Centre Hospitalier de Roubaix Roubaix, France for knee pain and necrotic zones on her thigh.
