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Volume 29, Number 5—May 2023
CME ACTIVITY - Research

Emergence of Erythromycin-Resistant Invasive Group A Streptococcus, West Virginia, USA, 2020–2021

Lillie M. Powell, Soo Jeon Choi, Chloe E. Chipman, Megan E. Grund, P. Rocco LaSala1, and Slawomir Lukomski1Comments to Author 
Author affiliation: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

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Figure 1

Geographic distribution of patients with invasive group A Streptococcus infection in West Virginia, USA, 2020–2021. A total of 56 iGAS isolates were collected from patients in 20 counties. Residence status for 9 patients was undocumented, and 9 patients were listed as homeless; in those cases, we used the county of residence for the billing address. Nine isolates were from neighboring counties in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The predominant emm type in the 3 West Virginia counties containing the most isolates was emm92 (10 isolates in Harrison County, 6 in Marion County, and 8 in Monongalia County) (Appendix Table 3).

Figure 1. Geographic distribution of patients with invasive group A Streptococcus infection in West Virginia, USA, 2020–2021. A total of 56 iGAS isolates were collected from patients in 20 counties. Residence status for 9 patients was undocumented, and 9 patients were listed as homeless; in those cases, we used the county of residence for the billing address. Nine isolates were from neighboring counties in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The predominant emm type in the 3 West Virginia counties containing the most isolates was emm92 (10 isolates in Harrison County, 6 in Marion County, and 8 in Monongalia County) (Appendix Table 3).

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1These senior authors contributed equally to this article.

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