Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of group a streptococcus recovered from patients in Beijing, China

doi:10.1186/s12879-020-05241-x

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Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of group a streptococcus recovered from patients in Beijing, China

13 Jul 2020

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BACKGROUND: Group A streptococcus (GAS) is an important human pathogen responsible for a broad range of infections. Epidemiological surveillance has been crucial to detect changes in the geographical and temporal variation of the disease pattern. The objective of this study was to investigate the molecular epidemiological characteristics and antimicrobial resistance of GAS isolates from patients in Children's...

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