Molecular characterisation of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from Hungary obtained in 2004 and 2005

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 807-811

  Krucso B ^a   Gacs, M ^a   Libisch, B ^a   Hunyadi, Zs Vargáné ^a   Molnar K ^b   Fuzi M ^a   Paszti J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Hungary)

^b Office of the Chief Medical Officer   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPEA GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 35348834823     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0359-4     Document Type: Article

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