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Spread of a highly mucoid Streptococcus pyogenes emm3/ST15 clone.
BMC infectious diseases - 5 Aug 2010
Tamayo Esther, Montes Milagrosa, García-Medina Guadalupe, García-Arenzana José M, Pérez-Trallero Emilio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hyaluronic acid capsule plays a key role in Streptococcus pyogenes virulence. Circulation of mucoid or highly encapsulated strains has been related to rheumatic fever epidemics and invasive disease in several countries. In 2009, an outbreak of mucoid S. pyogenes isolates was detected in northern Spain. The aim of the study was to describe clinical and molecular characteristics of mucoid strains...
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