Genetic relatedness of group A streptococci of the newly designated serotype M90 causing a food-borne outbreak and sporadic infections

Authors
Pournaras, S Efstratiou, A Douboyas, J George, RC Tsakris, A
Citation
S. Pournaras et al., Genetic relatedness of group A streptococci of the newly designated serotype M90 causing a food-borne outbreak and sporadic infections, EPIDEM INFE, 125(2), 2000, pp. 299-301
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
ISSN journal
09502688 → ACNP
Volume
125
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
299 - 301
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-2688(200010)125:2<299:GROGAS>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Twenty-six isolates of the newly designated M90 serotype group A Streptococ cus (GAS) from a large food-borne outbreak of pharyngitis in Greece and six M90 sporadic isolates from UK, were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophore sis (PFGE). Twenty-four outbreak isolates were identical and two closely re lated. The Greek isolates were possibly related with one UI( isolate, while other sporadic isolates exhibited distinct PFGE profiles from the former i solates.