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[Molecular types of group A Streptococcus isolated from scarlet fever patients and asymptomatic carriers in Shandong province, 2013].
Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi - 1 Dec 2014
Liu Zhenyan, Fang Ming, Hu Bin, Bi Zhenwang, Kou Zengqiang, Ren Yanyan, Chen Baoli, Bi Zhenqiang
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the molecular characteristics of group A Streptococcus (GAS) isolated from patients and asymptomatic carriers of scarlet fever in Shandong province, 2013, and to explore the relationships between emm types and other molecular types. METHODS: 72 strains of GAS were isolated from throat swabs of children with scarlet fever or asymptomatic carriers of GAS. All the strains were typed by emm...
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