Serotyping of Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from common and severe invasive infections in Japan, 1990-5: Implication of the T3 serotype strain-expansion in TSLS

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-48

  Inagaki, Y ^a   Konda, T ^b   Murayama, S ^c   Yamai, S ^d   Matsushima, A ^d   Gyobu, Y ^e   Tanaka, D ^e   Tamaru, A ^f   Katsukawa, C ^f   Katayama, A ^g   Tomita, M ^g   Fuchi, Y ^h   Hoashi, K ^h   Watanabe, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c YAMAGATA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^e TOYAMA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Japan)

^f OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^g Yamaguchi Pref Res Inst of Health   (Japan)

^h Oita Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROTYPING; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 8544232746     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897007644     Document Type: Article

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