title: Distribution of group A serotypes and streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin gene types isolated from blood in Canada.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Streptococcus (NCS), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Forwick
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lovgren
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Talbot
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011749:Pyrogens / Q000235:genetics; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013301:Streptolysins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005098:Exotoxins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011749:Pyrogens; C117980:SpeA protein, Streptococcus pyogenes; D013301:Streptolysins; C027951:erythrogenic toxin; C025964:streptolysin O