Molecular Epidemiology of Group A <em>Streptococcus</em> Infections in The Gambia
Molecular epidemiological data on Group A <i>Streptococcus</i> (GAS) infection in Africa is scarce. We characterized the <i>emm-</i>types and <i>emm</i>-clusters of 433 stored clinical GAS isolates from The Gambia collected between 2004 and 2018. To reduce the pot...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-02-01
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Series: | Vaccines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/2/124 |
Summary: | Molecular epidemiological data on Group A <i>Streptococcus</i> (GAS) infection in Africa is scarce. We characterized the <i>emm-</i>types and <i>emm</i>-clusters of 433 stored clinical GAS isolates from The Gambia collected between 2004 and 2018. To reduce the potential for strain mistyping, we used a newly published primer for <i>emm</i>-typing. There was considerable strain diversity, highlighting the need for vaccine development offering broad strain protection. |
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ISSN: | 2076-393X |