Invasive group a streptococcal disease in Taiwan is not associated with the presence of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin genes

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 584-589

  Hsueh, Po Ren ^c   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^b   Tsai, Pei Jane ^c   Liu, Jien Wei ^a   Chuang, Yin Ching ^c   Luh, Kwen Tay ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; EXOTOXIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031978939     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514567     Document Type: Article

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