Article
High-resolution genotyping elucidates the epidemiology of group A streptococcus outbreaks.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 1996
Stanley J, Desai M, Xerry J, Tanna A, Efstratiou A, George R
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus pyogenes strains were genotyped by a combination of molecular methods for high- resolution epidemiologic studies of disease outbreaks. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis of the emm gene is reported. Alone or in conjunction with oth...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Bacterial Proteins
- Base Sequence
- Burn Units
- Carrier Proteins
- Cross Infection
- Disease Outbreaks
- England
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nursing Homes
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Restriction Mapping
- Schools