Increase of Severe Pulmonary Infections in Adults Caused by M1UKStreptococcus pyogenes, Central Scotland, UK

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2908.230569
• Publication Date: 2023-07-13T15:02:56Z
• Authors: Peter J.B. Davies; Clark D. Russell; Anna-Rose Morgan; Surabhi K. Taori; Diane Lindsay; Roisin Ure; Derek Brown; Andrew Smith
• Keywords: Streptococcus Pyogenes; Influenza-like illness

We characterized the epidemiology, host-pathogen characteristics, and outcomes of severe adult pulmonary Streptococcus pyogenes infections that coincided with a high community caseload in central Scotland, UK. The had illness death rates were associated socioeconomic deprivation, influenza A co-infection, M1UK lineage S. pyogenes.