High Diversity of Group A Streptococcal emm Types among Healthy Schoolchildren in Ethiopia | Zendy

Alemseged Abdissa | Zendy; Daniel Asrat | Zendy; G Kronvall | Zendy; B O Shittu | Zendy; Dilachew Achiko | Zendy; M. Zeidan | Zendy; L Yamuah | Zendy; Abraham Aseffa | Zendy

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High Diversity of Group A Streptococcal emm Types among Healthy Schoolchildren in Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Alemseged Abdissa,

Daniel Asrat,

G Kronvall,

B O Shittu,

Dilachew Achiko,

M. Zeidan,

L Yamuah,

Abraham Aseffa

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/503422

Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , typing , population , group a , biology , veterinary medicine , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology

Although the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Ethiopia is one of the highest in the world, the epidemiology of group A streptococci (GAS) in this country is little known. GAS typing is a hallmark of both the epidemiology and understanding of diseases caused by these organisms. We have therefore conducted this study to investigate the emm (M-protein gene) type distribution of GAS carriers among Ethiopian schoolchildren.

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