Opavski N, Mijac V, Cirković I, Feucht HH, Ranin L. Biotypes of group A streptococci from patients with pharyngitis and soft tissue infections.
Clin Microbiol Infect 2007;
13:320-2. [PMID:
17391389 DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01614.x]
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Abstract
This study determined the biotypes of group A streptococci (GAS) isolated from 66 pharyngeal and 62 skin and soft-tissue infections. Among all GAS isolates tested, the most common biotypes were 1 and 3, irrespective of the isolation source and the severity of clinical symptoms. However, compared with the pharyngeal group, a more heterogeneous distribution of biotypes was observed among the cutaneous group of isolates, including seven isolates that were non-typeable but had an identical biotype pattern, suggesting that they may represent a new biotype.
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