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Molecular emm genotyping and antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis isolated from invasive and non-invasive infections.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2010
Sunaoshi Katsuhiko, Murayama Somay Y, Adachi Keiko, Yagoshi Michiko, Okuzumi Katsuko, Chiba Naoko, Morozumi Miyuki, Ubukata Kimiko
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To analyse the characteristics of infections caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis, clinical isolates (n=145) were collected at 11 medical institutions between September 2003 and October 2005. These isolates belonged to Lancefield group A (n=5), group C (n=18) or group G (n=122). Among all isolates, 42 strains were isolated from sterile samples such as blood, synovial fluid and tissue specimens...
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