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Molecular epidemiology and virulence characteristics of prevalent group A streptococci recovered from patients in northern India.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 13 Mar 2014
Arya Deepak Kumar, Sharma Abhinay, Mehta Geeta, Dua Meenakshi, Johri Atul Kumar
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INTRODUCTION: In this study, the prevalence of M types of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) in North India, invasive behavior of prevalent M types, and inflammatory immune response by host cells were studied. METHODOLOGY: A total of 1,047 clinical samples were collected between 2004 and 2010. Confirmation of GAS was determined by serotyping and M types were identified by emm gene sequencing. The most prevalent...
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