Comparative analysis of emm types, superantigen gene profiles and antibiotic resistance genes among Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from ocular infections, pharyngitis and asymptomatic children in south India

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-112

  Balaji, Kannan ^a   Thenmozhi, Ramalingam ^a   Prajna, Lalitha ^b   Dhananjeyan, Gopal ^a   Pandian, Shunmugiah Karutha ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ARAVIND MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Emm type; Ocular isolates; Superantigen genes; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMM GENE; EMM49 GENE; EMM63 GENE; EYE INFECTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; LACRIMAL GLAND ABSCESS; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MUCOCELE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRTF1 GENE; PRTF2 GENE; SCHOOL CHILD; SLO GENE; SMEZ GENE; SPEB GENE; SPEG GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; STUDENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; EMM TYPE; OCULAR ISOLATES; SUPERANTIGEN GENES; VIRULENCE GENES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EYE; EYE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; PHYLOGENY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUPERANTIGENS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84880928403     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.06.018     Document Type: Article

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