Hospital acquired invasive group A streptococcus infections
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Streptococcus invasive locus (sil) in Group A Streptococcus causing non-invasive infections in Chennai, South India
Introduction Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes diseases ranging from superficial skin & throat infections to severe lifethreatening diseases. Streptococcus invasive locus (sil) is a virulence gene responsible for pathogenesis of GAS. This study intends to detect the presence of sil gene among the non-invasive GAS and its association with toxin genes, erythromycin resistance genes, and emm types.
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0972-5229,1998-359X
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.126072