Molecular characterization of invasive and non-invasive Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from Romania

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1354-1363

  Luca Harari, Bogdan ^a   Straut, Monica ^b   Cretoiu, Silvia ^b   Surdeanu, Maria ^b   Ungureanu, Vasilica ^b   Van Der Linden, Mark ^c   Jasir, Aftab ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CANTACUZINO INSTITUTE   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; MACROLIDE; SUPERANTIGEN; TETRACYCLINE;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CELLULITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYSIPELAS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MENINGITIS; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATIENT; PERITONITIS; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 55549119251     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/001875-0     Document Type: Article

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