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    <title>Fatal Post-Influenza Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by M1UK Streptococcus pyogenes in South Korea: A Case Report</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The emergence of this specific bacterial lineage in the region underscores the importance of ongoing genomic monitoring for invasive streptococcal infections. It also emphasizes the clinical necessity of evaluating for toxic shock syndrome in individuals presenting with shock subsequent to viral respiratory illnesses.</description>
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    <category>Toxic shock syndrome</category>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
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    <title>Skin biopsy PCR enables rapid diagnosis of tattoo-associated staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The case demonstrates a diagnostic approach for rapid microbiological confirmation of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome when conventional cultures fail, which may inform clinical decision-making in similar presentations.</description>
    <category>Toxic shock syndrome</category>
    <category>Antimicrobial resistance</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis infections in a super-aged society: a Japanese nationwide observational study (2024–2025)</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings describe a substantial clinical burden of invasive SDSE among older adults with frequent comorbidity and identify severe clinical presentations associated with fatal outcomes. The abstract supports continued monitoring of invasive SDSE in Japan, but does not establish intervention effects or broader population-level trends.</description>
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    <category>Surveillance</category>
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    <title>Sharp increase in the incidence and severity of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections in children after the COVID-19 pandemic (2019-2023): A nationwide multicenter study</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The authors state that continued epidemiological surveillance of pediatric iGAS is crucial given the sharp rise in cases and severity in Spain.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>SARS</category>
    <category>Streptococcal disease</category>
    <category>Toxic shock syndrome</category>
    <category>Invasive group A streptococcal infection</category>
    <category>Outbreak investigation</category>
    <category>Genomic epidemiology</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Genomic study</category>
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    <title>Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in China: a multicentre longitudinal study and whole-genome sequencing</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The results characterize MRSA lineages and their resistance and virulence profiles across Chinese locations, supporting the authors&apos; stated need for continued MRSA surveillance to monitor epidemiologic changes.</description>
    <category>Toxic shock syndrome</category>
    <category>Antimicrobial resistance</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Genomic epidemiology</category>
    <category>Genomic study</category>
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    <title>Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in New York State</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The article documents a statewide surveillance approach and characterizes severe clinical presentations among hospitalized children and adolescents meeting the state MIS-C definition during the specified early-pandemic period.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>SARS</category>
    <category>Toxic shock syndrome</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Human infection caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2 in China: report of two cases and epidemic distribution based on sequence type</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The report clarifies local strain distribution and evolution and supports ongoing monitoring of S. suis in China.</description>
    <category>Streptococcus suis</category>
    <category>Toxic shock syndrome</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>One Health</category>
    <category>Genomic epidemiology</category>
    <category>Transmission dynamics</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Genomic study</category>
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    <title>Case report: two human Streptococcus suis infections in Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The authors state that such zoonoses underscore the need for surveillance, pig-farming regulation, and safe pork-handling advocacy.</description>
    <category>Streptococcus suis</category>
    <category>Toxic shock syndrome</category>
    <category>Climate and environment</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>One Health</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Human Streptococcus suis Outbreak, Sichuan, China</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The article is relevant to outbreak investigation, zoonotic exposure, and One Health contexts because the reported infections followed direct exposure to sick or dead pigs during backyard slaughter. The abstract identifies concern about mortality and notes that stopping backyard slaughtering was associated with the end of the outbreak.</description>
    <category>Streptococcus suis</category>
    <category>Toxic shock syndrome</category>
    <category>Outbreak investigation</category>
    <category>Transmission dynamics</category>
    <category>One Health</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The genomic analysis provides information about antimicrobial resistance, toxin-associated disease, and the acquisition of virulence genes in S. aureus, which the authors identify as relevant to understanding staphylococcal biology and infectious-disease processes.</description>
    <category>Vancomycin resistance</category>
    <category>Toxic shock syndrome</category>
    <category>Scarlet fever</category>
    <category>Antimicrobial resistance</category>
    <category>Genomic epidemiology</category>
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