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Incidence and Effects of Acquisition of the Phage-Encoded ssa Superantigen Gene in Invasive Group A Streptococcus

The acquisition of the phage-encoded superantigen ssa by scarlet fever-associated group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes, GAS) is found in North Asia. Nonetheless, the impact of acquiring ssa by GAS in invasive infections is unclear. This study initially analyzed the prevalence of ssa+ GAS am...

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Autores principales: Chiang-Ni, Chuan, Liu, Yen-Shan, Lin, Chieh-Yu, Hsu, Chih-Yun, Shi, Yong-An, Chen, Yi-Ywan M., Lai, Chih-Ho, Chiu, Cheng-Hsun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8212969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34149675
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.685343