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Clinical and microbiologic characteristics of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections in north and south India.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2012
Haggar Axana, Nerlich Andreas, Kumar Rajesh, Abraham Vinod J, Brahmadathan Kootallur N, Ray Pallab, Dhanda Vanita, Joshua John Melbin Jose, Mehra Narinder, Bergmann Rene, Chhatwal G Singh, Norrby-Teglund Anna
Abstract excerpt
The lack of epidemiologic data on invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections in many developing countries is concerning, as S. pyogenes infections are commonly endemic in these areas. Here we present the results of the first prospective surveillance study of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections in India. Fifty-four patients with invasive S. pyogenes infections were prospectively enrolled at two study sites,...
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