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Jpn J Infect Dis
; 63(5): 372-5, 2010 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20859009
ABSTRACT
Group G Streptococcus strains isolated from patients with severe invasive infections in the period 2002-2008 were surveyed and their prevalence compared with that observed in the period 1995-2001 in Japan. Strains with genotypes stg485, stg6792, stc36, stg6, and stg652 were isolated in both periods, whereas various new genotypes appeared in 2002-2008 and some genotypes found in 1995-2001 were not found subsequently, thus indicating a change in the prevalent genotyped strains causing severe invasive streptococcal infections.
Subject(s)
Streptococcal Infections/epidemiology , Streptococcal Infections/microbiology , Streptococcus/isolation & purification , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Erythromycin/pharmacology , Female , Genotype , Humans , Japan/epidemiology , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Streptococcus/drug effects , Streptococcus/genetics
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Jpn J Infect Dis
; 63(4): 304-5, 2010 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20657078