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Study of T serotypes and Emm genotypes of Streptococcus pyogenes in children with pharyngitis and tonsillitis.
Journal of Nippon Medical School = Nippon Ika Daigaku zasshi - 1 Jan 2011
Okabe Toshinari, Takeda Sachiyo, Hida Masatoshi, Narisada Tomomi
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A Streptococcus (GAS), causes superficial infections of the upper respiratory tract that manifest as diseases such as pharyngitis and tonsillitis. T serotypes, emm genotypes, and the antimicrobial susceptibility of GAS isolated from the pharynges of patients with pharyngitis and tonsillitis were studied. The two most common T serotypes were T12 (10/25: 40%) and T1 (7/25: 28%), and...
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