Changing Epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes emm Types and Associated Invasive and Noninvasive Infections in Southern Taiwan

A total of 242 isolates were recovered from 76 patients with invasive diseases, 89 with scarlet fever, and 77 with pharyngitis. The most frequent emm types were types 12 (43.4%), 4 (18.2%), and 1 (16.9%). emm12 reemerged in 2005 and peaked in 2007. emm11 was recovered only from patients with invasiv...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009-08, Vol.47 (8), p.2658-2661
Main Authors: Su, Yu-Fang, Wang, Shih-Min, Lin, Ya-Lan, Chuang, Woei-Jer, Lin, Yee-Shin, Wu, Jiunn-Jong, Lin, Ming T, Liu, Ching-Chuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antigens, Bacterial - genetics
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - genetics
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Carrier Proteins - genetics
DNA, Bacterial - genetics
Epidemiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Humans
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Molecular Epidemiology
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
Streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcus pyogenes - classification
Streptococcus pyogenes - genetics
Streptococcus pyogenes - isolation & purification
Taiwan - epidemiology
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Summary:A total of 242 isolates were recovered from 76 patients with invasive diseases, 89 with scarlet fever, and 77 with pharyngitis. The most frequent emm types were types 12 (43.4%), 4 (18.2%), and 1 (16.9%). emm12 reemerged in 2005 and peaked in 2007. emm11 was recovered only from patients with invasive disease.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.01078-09