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ArticleAccess microbiology2024

Characterization of group A streptococci causing invasive diseases in Sri Lanka.

Madumali Weerasekara, Gihani Vidanapathirana, Carmen Li, Asanka Tennegedara, Rasadanie Dissanayake, Asela Ekanayake, Muditha Abeykoon, Mahen Kothalawala, Veranja Liyanapathirana, Margaret Ip

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Article in Access microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Madumali WeerasekaraDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Gihani VidanapathiranaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Carmen LiDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR.
Asanka TennegedaraDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Rasadanie DissanayakeDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Asela EkanayakeDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Muditha AbeykoonNational Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Mahen KothalawalaNational Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Veranja LiyanapathiranaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0002-4356-2172
Margaret IpDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Group A β haemolytic streptococcus (GAS) or

Indexed as

antibiotic resistanceemm typinggroup A streptococcivirulence markers

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PMID39045254
PMCPMC11261727

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