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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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Assessment of emm type, infection source, and IVDU history of patients with invasive group A Streptococcus infection in this study, West Virginia, USA, 2020–2021. Anatomic source of infection and the status of patient IVDU history is shown corresponding to emm type. Size of the colored sections indicates the relative number of isolates per emm type. IVDU, intravenous drug use; SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection.

Figure 2. Assessment of emm type, infection source, and IVDU history of patients with invasive group A Streptococcus infection in this study, West Virginia, USA, 2020–2021. Anatomic source of infection and the status of patient IVDU history is shown corresponding to emm type. Size of the colored sections indicates the relative number of isolates per emm type. IVDU, intravenous drug use; SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection.

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1These senior authors contributed equally to this article.

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