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Association of the shuffling of Streptococcus pyogenes clones and the fluctuation of scarlet fever cases between 2000 and 2006 in central Taiwan.
BMC microbiology - 1 Jun 2009
Chiou Chien-Shun, Wang You-Wun, Chen Pei-Ling, Wang Wan-Ling, Wu Ping-Fuai, Wei Hsiao-Lun
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BACKGROUND: The number of scarlet fever occurrences reported between 2000 and 2006 fluctuated considerably in central Taiwan and throughout the nation. Isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes were collected from scarlet fever patients in central Taiwan and were characterized by emm sequencing and a standardized pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) method. National weekly report data were collected for investigating...
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