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Superantigen gene profile, emm type and antibiotic resistance genes among group A streptococcal isolates from Barcelona, Spain.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Aug 2006
Rivera Alba, Rebollo Montserrat, Miró Elisenda, Mateo Míriam, Navarro Ferran, Gurguí Mercé, Mirelis Beatriz, Coll Pere
Abstract excerpt
Group A streptococcus (GAS) has been described as an emerging cause of severe invasive infections. A retrospective hospital-based study was conducted, including GAS isolates causing invasive or non-invasive infections from January 1999 to June 2003 in Barcelona. Demographic and clinical information on the invasive cases was obtained from medical files. GAS isolates collected from 27 patients with invasive...
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