emm typing of invasive T28 group A streptococci, 1995-2004, Finland

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1701-1706

  Siljander, Tuula ^a   Toropainen, Maija ^a   Muotiala, Anna ^a   Hoe, Nancy P ^b   Musser, James M ^c   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

M PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FINLAND; INCIDENCE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FINLAND; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 33845410684     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46690-0     Document Type: Article

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