Comparative M-protein analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes from pharyngitis and skin infections in New Zealand: Implications for vaccine development

BACKGROUND: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are responsible for a significant disease burden amongst Māori and Pacific populations in New Zealand (NZ). However, contemporary data are lacking regarding circulating group A Streptococcal (GAS) strains in NZ. Such informati...

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Autores principales: Williamson, Deborah A, Smeesters, Pierre R, Steer, Andrew C, Morgan, Julie, Davies, Mark, Carter, Philip, Upton, Arlo, Tong, Stephen Y.C., Fraser, John, Moreland, Nicole J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5062888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27733129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1891-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5062888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27733129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1891-6

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