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Molecular characterization of invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis. Multicenter study: Argentina 2011-2012.
Revista Argentina de microbiologia - 1 Jan 2000
Traverso Fernando, Blanco Alejandra, Villalón Pilar, Beratz Noelia, Sáez Nieto Juan Antonio, Lopardo Horacio
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) has virulence factors similar to those of Streptococcus pyogenes. Therefore, it causes pharyngitis and severe infections indistinguishable from those caused by the classic pathogen. The objectives of this study were: to know the prevalence of SDSE invasive infections in Argentina, to study the genetic diversity, to determine the presence of virulence genes, to...
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