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J Clin Microbiol
; 47(12): 4146-9, 2009 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19846638
ABSTRACT
By combining PCR amplification of toxin-encoding genes and sic gene sequencing, we distinguished 24 genotypes among 47 M/emm1 group A streptococci isolated from children and adults in France in 9 cases of infection comprising four clusters and 38 unrelated invasive infection cases used as controls.