High-resolution genotyping elucidates the epidemiology of group A streptococcus outbreaks

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 500-506

  Stanley, John ^a   Desai, Meeta ^b   Xerry, Jacqueline ^b   Tanna, Asha ^b   Efstratiou, Androulla ^b   George, Robert ^b  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0029737471     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.3.500     Document Type: Article

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