The genetic properties of Streptococcus pyogenes emm49 genotype strains recently emerged among severe invasive infections in Japan.
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National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo 169-0073, Kinki University, Osaka 589-8511, Health Research Institute of the City of Kawasaki, Kawasaki 210-0834, Kanagawa Prefectural Public Health Laboratory, Yokohama 241-0815, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216-8511, Ehime Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science, Ehime 790-0003, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama 790-0024, Yamaguchi Prefectural Research Institute of Public Health, Yamaguchi 753-0821, Hiroshima City Hospital, Hiroshima 730-8518 and Kawakita General Hospital, Tokyo 166-8588
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Japanese journal of infectious diseases
دوره 57 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004