Epidemiologic analysis of invasive and noninvasive group A streptococcal isolates in Hong Kong

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 937-942

  Ho, P L ^a,d   Johnson, D R ^b   Yue, A W Y ^a   Tsang, D N C ^a   Que, T L ^a   Beall, B ^c   Kaplan, E L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HONG KONG; MENINGITIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHARYNGITIS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEPSIS; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0344837911     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.937-942.2003     Document Type: Article

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