Potentially virulent strains and high colony counts of group A -haemolytic streptococci in pharyngitis patients having a delayed recovery or a complication
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- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Vol. 47 (5) , 689-691
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/47.5.689
Abstract
T serotyping and M and exotoxin genotyping were performed on strains from 367 streptococcal pharyngitis patients in Dutch general practice. Potentially virulent strains of group A β-haemolytic streptococci, such as T1M1 and T3M3 subtypes and strains expressing speA and speC, and a high number of colony counts did not occur more frequently in the 166 (45%) more seriously ill patients, defined as those who showed a delayed recovery or a complication.Keywords
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