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Molecular epidemiology of nonpharyngeal group A streptococci isolates in northern Lebanon.
Future microbiology - 1 Oct 2020
Rafei Rayane, Hawli Malaik, Osman Marwan, Khelissa Simon, Salloum Tamara, Dabboussi Fouad, Tokajian Sima, Hamze Monzer
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Aim: To characterize the epidemiology of group A Streptococcus (GAS) involved in nonpharyngeal infections sparingly addressed in Lebanon. Materials & methods: A collection of 63 nonpharyngeal GAS isolates recovered between 2010 and 2019 from northern Lebanon were analyzed through emm typing, virulence gene profiling, FCT typing and antibiotic susceptibility analysis. Results & conclusion: A total of 29 emm...
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