Molecular characterization of clinical isolates of M non-typable group A streptococci from invasive disease cases

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1419-1423

  Tanna, Asha ^a   Emery, Michaela ^a   Dhami, Chenchal ^a   Arnold, Eve ^a   Efstratiou, Androulla ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

M PROTEIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EMM GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABSCESS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENGLAND; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SEROTYPING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; WALES;

EID: 33750444917     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46465-0     Document Type: Article

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