Article
Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes collected between 2005 and 2008 from Chinese children.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jul 2012
Liang Yunmei, Liu Xiaorong, Chang Hesheng, Ji Lili, Huang Guoying, Fu Zhou, Zheng Yuejie, Wang Libo, Li Chengrong, Shen Ying, Yu Sangjie, Yao Kaihu, Ma Lin, Shen Xuzhuang, Yang Yonghong
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to explore the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of Streptococcus pyogenes in children from different cities in mainland China who were diagnosed with scarlet fever, impetigo and pharyngitis, as well as to detect asymptomatic carriers, between 2005 and 2008, and to compare the results with isolates from rural Chinese children with acute glomerulonephritis in 2005 and in the...
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