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Molecular analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes strains isolated from Chinese children with pharyngitis.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Feb 2011
Chang Hesheng, Shen Xuzhuang, Huang Guoying, Fu Zhou, Zheng Yuejie, Wang Libo, Li Chengrong, Liu Lan, Shen Ying, Liu Xiaorong, Yang Yonghong
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus pyogenes is an important gram-positive bacterial pathogen that causes various human diseases, of which streptococcal pharyngitis is the most common. In this work, a total of 185 S. pyogenes isolated from Chinese children with pharyngitis was analyzed by superantigen (SAg) genes, emm genotyping, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Fifty-eight (31.4%) isolates were also typed by multilocus...
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