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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2016

Epidemiology Analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes in a Hospital in Southern Taiwan by Use of the Updated emm Cluster Typing System.

Chuan Chiang-Ni, Po-Xing Zheng, Shu-Ying Wang, Pei-Jane Tsai, Woei-Jer Chuang, Yee-Shin Lin, Ching-Chuan Liu, Jiunn-Jong Wu

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chuan Chiang-NiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-yuan, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0753-035X
Po-Xing ZhengDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Shu-Ying WangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Pei-Jane TsaiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Woei-Jer ChuangDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Yee-Shin LinDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ching-Chuan LiuDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Jiunn-Jong WuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan jjwu@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
National Cheng Kung University · TWChang Gung University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

emm typing is the most widely used molecular typing method for the human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]). emm typing is based on a small variable region of the emm gene; however, the emm cluster typing system defines GAS types according to the nearly complete sequence of the emm gene. Therefore, emm cluster typing is considered to provide more information regarding the functional and structural properties of M proteins in different emm types of GAS. In the present study, 677 isolates collected between 1994 and 2008 in a hospital in southern Taiwan were analyzed by the emm cluster typing system. emm clusters A-C4, E1, E6, and A-C3 were the most prevalent emm cluster types and accounted for 67.4% of total isolates. emm clusters A-C4 and E1 were associated with noninvasive diseases, whereas E6 was significantly associated with both invasive and noninvasive manifestations. In addition, emm clusters D4, E2, and E3 were significantly associated with invasive manifestations. Furthermore, we found that the functional properties of M protein, including low fibrinogen-binding and high IgG-binding activities, were correlated significantly with invasive manifestations. In summary, the present study provides updated epidemiological information on GAS emm cluster types in southern Taiwan.

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Genetic VariationAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsCarrier ProteinsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFibrinogenGenotypeHospitalsHumansImmunoglobulin GAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsCarrier ProteinsFibrinogenImmunoglobulin Gstreptococcal M protein

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PMID26560544
PMCPMC4702727
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