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A family outbreak due to an emm-type 11 multiresistant strain of Streptococcus pyogenes.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2010
Martinaud C, Doloy A, Graffin B, Gaillard T, Poyet R, Mallet S, Carsuzaa F, Brisou P, Bouvet A
Abstract excerpt
Four cases of Streptococcus pyogenes infection due to an emm-type 11 strain, including one with a fatal outcome, occurred within a seven-member family. All strains shared biotype 5, pyrogenic exotoxin genes speB and speC, and resistance to kanamycin, tetracycline, macrolides and lincosamides. The identity of SmaI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns confirmed their clonal origin. This highlights the ability...
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