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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2003, p. 4888-4891, Vol. 41, No. 10
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4888-4891.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Molecular Characterization of a Strain of Group A Streptococcus Isolated from a Patient with a Psoas Abscess

Susanna K. P. Lau,1 Patrick C. Y. Woo,1 Tak-ching Yim,1 Amanda P. C. To,1 and Kwok-yung Yuen1,2*

Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong,1 HKU-Pasteur Research Centre, Hong Kong2

Received 25 April 2003/ Returned for modification 8 June 2003/ Accepted 8 July 2003

We report the first case of a primary group A streptococcus (GAS) psoas abscess in a 31-year-old woman. The psoas abscess was preceded by an episode of acute pharyngitis. The M-protein gene (emm) and streptolysin S structural gene (sagA) were present in the isolate, with no significant amino acid differences from previously described sequences of M1 GAS isolates. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) showed that the isolate belonged to MLST sequence type (MLST-ST) 28, the predominant MLST-ST associated with invasive disease caused by M1 isolates.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. Phone: (852) 28554892. Fax: (852) 28551241. E-mail: hkumicro{at}hkucc.hku.hk..

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2003, p. 4888-4891, Vol. 41, No. 10
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4888-4891.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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