Differences in T Serotypes and emm Genotypes of Group A Streptococci Obtained from Invasive and Non-invasive Streptococcal Infections

Wonho Hahn, Sejin Kim, Hansoek Ko, Sajun Jung, Sungho Cha, Heejoo Lee, Kyungwon Lee
2006 Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases  
Purpose : Studying the serotypes and emm genotype of group A streptococci(GAS) hold a key role in the investigation of epidemiology, pathogenesis, and resistance to antibiotics. We planed to find out the possible differences in serotypes and genotypes between the invasive and the non-invasive GAS infection. Methods : We obtained 39 isolates from the patients hospitalized in 2004 with the diagnosis of invasive GAS infectious diseases in the Severance Hospital, Yonsei University. We
doi:10.14776/kjpid.2006.13.2.106 fatcat:sx63dzav35c37otsqr6b2a3vuu