Emm typing, antibiotic resistance and PFGE analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes in Lebanon

One hundred and three Streptococcus pyogenes isolates recovered mainly from streptococcal throat infections in Lebanon were characterized by emm and PFGE typing. Thirty-three emm types and subtypes were detected among the isolates. PFGE was more discriminatory as a typing method. The prevalent emm t...

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Main Author: Hashwa, Fuad (author)
Other Authors: Tokajian, Sima (author), Araj, George (author), Bahnan, Wael (author)
Format: article
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/3398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.023317-0
http://jmm.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.023317-0
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