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Group A streptococcal pharyngitis serotype surveillance in North America, 2000-2002.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Aug 2004
Shulman Stanford T, Tanz Robert R, Kabat William, Kabat Kathleen, Cederlund Emily, Patel Devendra, Li Zhongya, Sakota Varja, Dale James B, Beall Bernard
Abstract excerpt
Geographic and interseasonal heterogeneity of pharyngeal group A streptococcal (GAS) genotypes (emm types) is poorly characterized. We evaluated emm type and subtype distribution among pediatric pharyngitis isolates obtained from 9 sites in the United States during 2000-2001 (year 1) and from 10 sites in the United States and 1 site in Canada during 2001-2002 (year 2). The 7 predominant types were the same in...
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