Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of Group A Streptococci Isolated from Children in Chaoyang District of Beijing, 2011: emm Types, Virulence Factor Genes and Erythromycin Resistant Genes
doi: 10.3967/0895-3988.2013.09.012
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Key words:
- disease severity /
- rheumatic fever /
- immune response /
- range of /
- type of
Abstract:
Group A streptococcus (GAS) causes a wide range of diseases in the human population.GAS diseases are more common in children than in adults,with clinical manifestations ranging from pharyngitis and impetigo to invasive infections and post streptococcal sequelae,such as acute rheumatic fever and acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis[1].GAS harbors a host of virulence factors that contribute to its complex pathogenicity and differences in the disease severity and frequency.M protein,one of the major virulence factors,is encoded by the emm gene induces a type of specific host immune response and confers antiphagocytic properties.
Citation: | WANG Hai Bin, SONG Yan Yan, YOU Yuan Hai, WANG Heng Wei, HAN Qin Hua, ZHAO Jian Hong, ZHANG Xiao Xi. Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of Group A Streptococci Isolated from Children in Chaoyang District of Beijing, 2011: emm Types, Virulence Factor Genes and Erythromycin Resistant Genes[J]. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2013, 26(9): 782-784. doi: 10.3967/0895-3988.2013.09.012 |