Molecular characterization of Group A streptococcal isolates causing scarlet fever and pharyngitis among young children: A retrospective study from a northern Taiwan medical center

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 304-310

  Wu, Po Chuang ^a   Lo, Wen Tsung ^a   Chen, Shyi Jou ^a   Wang, Chih Chien ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Scarlet fever; Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; EXOTOXIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; MIKAMYCIN B; PENICILLIN G; PYROGEN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ERYTHROGENIC TOXIN;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCARLET FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TAIWAN; THROAT CULTURE; ADOLESCENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHARYNGITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHARYNGITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCARLET FEVER; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84904463175     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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