Group A streptococci clones associated with invasive infections and pharyngitis in Portugal present differences in <it>emm</it> types, superantigen gene content and antimicrobial resistance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A few lineages of Group A streptococci (GAS) have been associated with a reemergence of severe invasive streptococcal disease in developed countries. However, the majority of the comparisons between invasive and non-invasive GAS isolates have been performed for c...

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Huvudupphov:	Friães Ana, Pinto Francisco R, Silva-Costa Catarina, Ramirez Mario, Melo-Cristino José
Materialtyp:	Artigo
Språk:	Inglês
Utgiven:	BMC 2012-11-01
Serie:	BMC Microbiology
Ämnen:	Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcal M protein Exotoxins Pharyngitis Invasive infection
Länkar:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/280
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