Age influences the emm type distribution of pediatric group A streptococcal pharyngeal isolates

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1089-1092

  Jaggi, Preeti ^a   Tanz, Robert R ^a   Beall, Bernard ^b   Shulman, Stanford T ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; M type; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29444450740     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000190023.89759.96     Document Type: Article

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