Emergence of uncommon emm types of Streptococcus pyogenes among adult patients in southern Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 424-429

  Chiang Ni, Chuan ^a   Wu, An Bang ^b   Liu, Ching Chuan ^b   Chen, Kow Ton ^a   Lin, Yee Shin ^a   Chuang, Woei Jer ^a   Fang, Hsin Yi ^a   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adults; Emm type; Streptococcus pyogenes; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELLULITIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMM GENE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TAIWAN;

EID: 83155181708     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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