Clonal spread of Streptococcus pyogenes emm44 among homeless persons, Rennes, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;17(2):315-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1702.101022.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antigens, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Epidemics*
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Ill-Housed Persons / statistics & numerical data*
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / transmission*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / classification
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / drug effects
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / genetics*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification
  • Tetracycline / pharmacology
  • Tetracycline Resistance / genetics
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • Carrier Proteins
  • streptococcal M protein
  • Tetracycline