Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis Serotype Surveillance in North America, 2000–2002
Open Access
- 1 August 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (3) , 325-332
- https://doi.org/10.1086/421949
Abstract
Geographic and interseasonal heterogeneity of pharyngeal group A streptococcal (GAS) genotypes (emm types) is poorly characterized. We evaluated emmKeywords
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