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Molecular typing of Chinese Streptococcus pyogenes isolates.
Molecular and cellular probes - 1 Jun 2015
You Yuanhai, Wang Haibin, Bi Zhenwang, Walker Mark, Peng Xianhui, Hu Bin, Zhou Haijian, Song Yanyan, Tao Xiaoxia, Kou Zengqiang, Meng Fanliang, Zhang Menghan, Bi Zhenqiang, Luo Fengji, Zhang Jianzhong
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus pyogenes causes human infections ranging from mild pharyngitis and impetigo to serious diseases including necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. The objective of this study was to compare molecular emm typing and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) with multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) for genotyping of Chinese S. pyogenes isolates. Molecular...
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