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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2009, p. 2658-2661, Vol. 47, No. 8
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01078-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Changing Epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes emm Types and Associated Invasive and Noninvasive Infections in Southern Taiwan{triangledown}

Yu-Fang Su,1 Shih-Min Wang,5 Ya-Lan Lin,6 Woei-Jer Chuang,2 Yee-Shin Lin,3 Jiunn-Jong Wu,4 Ming T. Lin,2 and Ching-Chuan Liu6*

Institute of Basic Medical Sciences,1 Departments of Biochemistry,2 Microbiology and Immunology,3 Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College,4 Departments of Emergency Medicine,5 Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan6

Received 3 June 2009/ Accepted 3 June 2009

A total of 242 isolates were recovered from 76 patients with invasive diseases, 89 with scarlet fever, and 77 with pharyngitis. The most frequent emm types were types 12 (43.4%), 4 (18.2%), and 1 (16.9%). emm12 reemerged in 2005 and peaked in 2007. emm11 was recovered only from patients with invasive disease.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: National Cheng Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan City 70428, Taiwan. Phone: 886-6-2766186. Fax: 886-6-2753083. E-mail: liucc{at}mail.ncku.edu.tw

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 10 June 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2009, p. 2658-2661, Vol. 47, No. 8
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01078-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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