Streptococcus pyogenes emm-types in northern Spain; population dynamics over a 7-year period

Journal of Infection

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-57

  Tamayo, Esther ^a,b   Montes, Milagrosa ^a,b   García Arenzana, José María ^a   Pérez Trallero, Emilio ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emm Subtype; Emm Type; Group A streptococcus infection; MLST; Otitis; Pharyngitis; T type; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; OTITIS; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TROPISM;

EMM-SUBTYPE; EMM-TYPE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; MLST; OTITIS; PHARYNGITIS; T-TYPE; VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL VACCINES; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888879244     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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