Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, group A – Canada (05): (ON) fatal, under-housed, IDU, comment

PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, group A – Canada (05): (ON) fatal, under-housed, IDU, comment

Strep -- CanadaThe strains associated with the under-housed/PWID [people who inject drugs] are emm types 74 and 81. There are 12 different emm-types in the community (emm1 is most common, about 10 cases) with no common epi-links, spread over time and place.--Dr Barry Pakes MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC, PhD Dr Gayane Hovhannisyan MD, MPH, PhD, FRCPCAssociate Medical Officers of HealthMiddlesex London Health UnitLondon, OntarioCanada[ProMED-mail thanks Dr Barry Pakes and Dr Gayane Hovhannisyan for Read more [...]