Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Epidemiology of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis in Tropical Communities, Northern Australia

Malcolm McDonald*†

, Rebecca J. Towers*, Ross M. Andrews*, Jonathan R. Carapetis*, and Bart J. Currie*

Author affiliations: *Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia; †Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;

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Monthly recovery rates of most common Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (group C and group G streptococci) emm sequence subtypes (STs) in community 1, Northern Territory, Australia. Values along the y-axes are no. bacterial isolates per 100 consultations. No obvious pattern of sequential strain replacement was seen as with Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci) (17).

Figure 1. Monthly recovery rates of most common Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (group C and group G streptococci) emm sequence subtypes (STs) in community 1, Northern Territory, Australia. Values along the y-axes are no. bacterial isolates per 100 consultations. No obvious pattern of sequential strain replacement was seen as with Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci) (17).

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