Contrasting molecular epidemiology of group A streptococci causing tropical and nontropical infections of the skin and throat.

Bessen, D E; Carapetis, J R; Beall, B; Katz, R; Hibble, M; Currie, B J; Collingridge, T; Izzo, M W; Scaramuzzino, D A; Sriprakash, K S

Bessen, D E; Carapetis, J R; Beall, B; Katz, R; Hibble, M; Currie, B J; Collingridge, T; Izzo, M W; Scaramuzzino, D A; Sriprakash, K S.

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Bessen DE; Yale University School of Medicine, Dept. of Epidemiology and Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520. debra.bessen@yale.edu

J Infect Dis ; 182(4): 1109-16, 2000 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10979907

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Antigens, Bacterial; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; Pharyngitis/epidemiology; Pharyngitis/microbiology; Skin Diseases, Bacterial/epidemiology; Streptococcal Infections/epidemiology; Streptococcus pyogenes/genetics; Adult; Australia/epidemiology; Bacterial Proteins/genetics; Carrier Proteins/genetics; Carrier State/epidemiology; Carrier State/microbiology; Child; Humans; Impetigo/epidemiology; Impetigo/microbiology; Molecular Epidemiology; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; Phylogeny; Pyoderma/epidemiology; Pyoderma/microbiology; Rural Population; Streptococcus pyogenes/isolation & purification; Tropical Climate

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Streptococcal Infections / Streptococcus pyogenes / Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Pharyngitis / Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Antigens, Bacterial Type of study: Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Adult / Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: En Journal: J Infect Dis Year: 2000 Document type: Article

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