Changing prevalent T serotypes and emm genotypes of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS) patients in Japan

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 569-572

  Ikebe, T ^a   Murai, N ^a   Endo, M ^b   Okuno, R ^b   Murayama, S ^c   Saitoh, K ^d   Yamai, S ^e   Suzuki, R ^e   Isobe, J ^f   Tanaka, D ^f   Katsukawa, C ^g   Tamaru, A ^g   Katayama, A ^h   Fujinaga, K ^h   Hoashi, K ⁱ   Ishikawa, J ^a   Watanabe, H ^a   Saito, S ^j   Ootani, K ^c   Oguro, M ^k   Fujisaki, J ^l   Sugama, K ^d   Hosorogi, S ^f   Sakaki, M ^m   Kasama, Y ⁿ   Tanaka, H ^o   Sunahara, C ^p   Yasuoka, T ^q   Shimizi, T ^r   Moroishi, S ^s   Abe, Y ⁱ   Kudaka, J ^t   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d Department of Microbiology   (Japan)

^e KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^f TOYAMA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Japan)

^g OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^h Yamaguchi Prefectural Research Institute of Public Health   (Japan)

ⁱ Oita Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment   (Japan)

^j AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^k Sendai City Institute of Public Health   (Japan)

^l Food Research Institute of Niigata Prefecture   (Japan)

^m Hiroshima Prefectural Univ   (Japan)

ⁿ Hiroshima City Institute of Public Health   (Japan)

^o EHIME PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^p Kagawa Prefectural Institute of Health   (Japan)

^q The Public Health Institute of Kochi Prefecture   (Japan)

^r Institute of Health Sciences of Tokushima   (Japan)

^s Saga Prefectural Institute of Public Health   (Japan)

^t OKINAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (Japan)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK LIKE SYNDROME;

EID: 0038341981     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268803008331     Document Type: Article

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