Virulence genes and resistance to antibiotics of beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated from children in Chiapas, Mexico

Virulence genes and resistance to antibiotics of beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated from children in Chiapas, Mexico

Introduction: Among beta-hemolytic streptococci, Streptococcus pyogenes causes a wide variety of human disease including pharyngitis, necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic syndrome. Group A Streptococcus (GAS) uses a variety of virulence traits to colonize and then cause damage to the host;...

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Main Authors: Javier Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Mónica Ivonne Mendoza-Orozco, Alejandra Vicente-Serrano, Lorena Mercedes Luna-Cazáres, José Manuel Feliciano-Guzmán, Jose Antonio Girón-Hernández, Jorge Eugenio Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Streptococcus pyogenes
virulence factors
antimicrobial susceptibility
Chiapas
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/9679
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