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High diversity of group A Streptococcal emm types in an Indian community: the need to tailor multivalent vaccines.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Jan 2005
Dey Nilay, McMillan David J, Yarwood Penny J, Joshi R M, Kumar Rajesh, Good Michael F, Sriprakash Kadaba S, Vohra Harpreet
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BACKGROUND: Concern about the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains and about morbidity and/or mortality related to rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease has been a continuous impetus for the development of a safe, effective vaccine against group A Streptococcus (GAS). To date, >120 GAS M types are known, as identified by serological typing. In general, serum immunoglobulin G directed to the...
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