title: Transmission of Streptococcus pyogenes causing successive infections in a family.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the characteristics of Streptococcus pyogenes isolated during a 10-month period from members of a family with infections and asymptomatic carriage. T-serotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed that distinct GAS clones were introduced into the family over a short period of time.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Microbiología, Ambulatorio General Solchaga, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazón
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gil-Setas
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Sota de la Gándara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vindel
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sáez-Nieto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*