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Molecular characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates to investigate an outbreak of puerperal sepsis.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 May 2005
Raymond Josette, Schlegel Laurent, Garnier Fabien, Bouvet Anne
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OBJECTIVE: To describe microbiological characteristics and epidemiologic features of an outbreak of postpartum endometritis. METHODS: Various markers were investigated in five patients and three throat carriage isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes obtained during an outbreak of endometritis occurring in a 13-week period. Molecular characterization included biotyping, T-serotyping, emm gene sequence and restriction,...
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