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J Clin Microbiol
; 45(6): 2002-4, 2007 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17376880
ABSTRACT
We found 31 different emm-toxin genotypes among 74 group A streptococcal isolates causing invasive infections in French children. The predominant emm types were emm1 (25%), emm3 (8%), emm4 (8%), emm6 (7%), and emm89 (9%). Sixteen percent of isolates harbored the streptococcal invasive locus, half of them belonging to emm4.