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. 2015 Nov;53(11):3618-20.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02129-15. Epub 2015 Aug 19.

M-Protein Analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates Associated with Acute Rheumatic Fever in New Zealand

Deborah A Williamson  1 , Pierre R Smeesters  2 , Andrew C Steer  2 , John D Steemson  3 , Adrian C H Ng  3 , Thomas Proft  4 , John D Fraser  4 , Michael G Baker  5 , Julie Morgan  6 , Philip E Carter  6 , Nicole J Moreland  7
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M-Protein Analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates Associated with Acute Rheumatic Fever in New Zealand

Deborah A Williamson et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

We applied an emm cluster typing system to group A Streptococcus strains in New Zealand, including those associated with acute rheumatic fever (ARF). We observed few so-called rheumatogenic emm types but found a high proportion of emm types previously associated with pyoderma, further suggesting a role for skin infection in ARF.

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