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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2016

Group A streptococcal strains isolated in Lao People's Democratic Republic from 2004 to 2013.

S Rattanavong, D A B Dance, V Davong, C Baker, H Frost, R Phetsouvanh, M Vongsouvath, P N Newton, A C Steer, P R Smeesters

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors.

S RattanavongLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit,Microbiology Laboratory,Mahosot Hospital,Vientiane,Lao People's Democratic Republic.
D A B DanceLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit,Microbiology Laboratory,Mahosot Hospital,Vientiane,Lao People's Democratic Republic.
V DavongLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit,Microbiology Laboratory,Mahosot Hospital,Vientiane,Lao People's Democratic Republic.
C BakerGroup A Streptococcus Research Group,Murdoch Children's Research Institute,Melbourne,Australia.
H FrostGroup A Streptococcus Research Group,Murdoch Children's Research Institute,Melbourne,Australia.
R PhetsouvanhLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit,Microbiology Laboratory,Mahosot Hospital,Vientiane,Lao People's Democratic Republic.
M VongsouvathLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit,Microbiology Laboratory,Mahosot Hospital,Vientiane,Lao People's Democratic Republic.
P N NewtonLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit,Microbiology Laboratory,Mahosot Hospital,Vientiane,Lao People's Democratic Republic.
A C SteerGroup A Streptococcus Research Group,Murdoch Children's Research Institute,Melbourne,Australia.
P R SmeestersGroup A Streptococcus Research Group,Murdoch Children's Research Institute,Melbourne,Australia.

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidemiological data regarding group A streptococcal (GAS) infections in South East Asia are scarce with no information from Laos. We characterized emm types, emm clusters and the antibiotic resistance profile of 124 GAS isolates recovered in Laos during 2004-2013. Most strains were recovered from skin and invasive infections (76% and 19%, respectively). Thirty-four emm types were identified as belonging to 12 emm clusters and no novel emm types were identified. No significant differences were observed in the distribution of emm types or emm clusters according to age or site of recovery (skin or invasive infections). There was moderate strain diversity in this country but considerable differences in emm-type distribution between Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. Vaccine coverage was high for the J8 vaccine candidate. The theoretical coverage for the 30-valent vaccine candidate needs further investigation. Antibiotic resistance was moderate to erythromycin and chloramphenicol (8% and 7%, respectively) and low to ofloxacin (<1%).

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PMCPMC4855990

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