title: Changing epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes emm types and associated invasive and noninvasive infections in Southern Taiwan.
abstract: A total of 242 isolates were recovered from 76 patients with invasive diseases, 89 with scarlet fever, and 77 with pharyngitis. The most frequent emm types were types 12 (43.4%), 4 (18.2%), and 1 (16.9%). emm12 reemerged in 2005 and peaked in 2007. emm11 was recovered only from patients with invasive disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Shih-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ya-Lan
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Woei-Jer
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Yee-Shin
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jiunn-Jong
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ming T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ching-Chuan
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C014689:streptococcal M protein