Decoding the molecular epidemiology of group A streptococcus - an Indian perspective

Genetic diversity and allelic variation in south Indian isolates of Group A streptococci causing invasive disease

(2017) KootallurNarayanan Brahmadathan et al.   Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Comparative M-protein analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes from pharyngitis and skin infections in New Zealand: Implications for vaccine development

(2016) Deborah A Williamson et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Molecular characterization and evaluation of the emerging antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes from eastern India

(2016) Dipanwita Ray et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Epidemiology of invasive group A streptococcal infections in Norway 2010–2014: A retrospective cohort study

(2016) U. Naseer et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

M types & toxin gene profile of group A streptococci isolated from children in Dibrugarh district of Assam, India

(2016) Jagadish Mahanta et al.   INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH

Genetic Diversity among Group A Streptococcus Isolated from Throats of Healthy and Symptomatic Children

(2016) Smriti Chauhan et al.   JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS

Epidemiology Analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes in a Hospital in Southern Taiwan by Use of the UpdatedemmCluster Typing System

(2015) Chuan Chiang-Ni et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus pyogenes emm Types and Clusters during a 7-Year Period (2007 to 2013) in Pharyngeal and Nonpharyngeal Pediatric Isolates

(2015) F. Koutouzi et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Epidemiology of invasive group A Streptococcus infections in Sydney, Australia

(2015) Shobini Sivagnanam et al.   PATHOLOGY

Distribution of superantigens in group A streptococcal isolates from Salvador, Brazil

(2014) Hillary F Berman et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Added Value of the emm-Cluster Typing System to Analyze Group A Streptococcus Epidemiology in High-Income Settings

(2014) S. T. Shulman et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The emm-Cluster Typing System for Group A Streptococcus Identifies Epidemiologic Similarities Across the Pacific Region

(2014) Noémie Baroux et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A Systematic and Functional Classification of Streptococcus pyogenes That Serves as a New Tool for Molecular Typing and Vaccine Development

(2014) Martina Sanderson-Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Molecular epidemiology and virulence characteristics of prevalent group A streptococci recovered from patients in northern India

(2014) Deepak Kumar Arya et al.   Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Clinical and molecular epidemiology of beta-hemolytic streptococcal infections in India

(2014) Purva Mathur et al.   Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Comparative analysis of emm types, superantigen gene profiles and antibiotic resistance genes among Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from ocular infections, pharyngitis and asymptomatic children in south India

(2013) Kannan Balaji et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Group A Streptococcal emm Type Prevalence Among Symptomatic Children in Cape Town and Potential Vaccine Coverage

(2013) Mark E. Engel et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Streptococcal superantigens: categorization and clinical associations

(2013) Robert J. Commons et al.   TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Potential coverage of a multivalent M protein-based group A streptococcal vaccine

(2013) James B. Dale et al.   VACCINE

Variability in the Distribution of Genes Encoding Virulence Factors and Putative Extracellular Proteins of Streptococcus pyogenes in India, a Region with High Streptococcal Disease Burden, and Implication for Development of a Regional Multisubunit Vaccine

(2012) Vivek Sagar et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Identification of group A streptococcal emm types commonly associated with invasive infections and antimicrobial resistance by the use of multiplex PCR and high-resolution melting analysis

(2012) P. Bidet et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Superantigen gene complement of Streptococcus pyogenes—relationship with other typing methods and short-term stability

(2012) A. Friães et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Clinical and Microbiologic Characteristics of Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes Infections in North and South India

(2012) A. Haggar et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Superantigen profiles of emm and emm-like typeable and nontypeable pharyngeal streptococcal isolates of South India

(2012) Thangarajan Anand et al.   Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

New 30-valent M protein-based vaccine evokes cross-opsonic antibodies against non-vaccine serotypes of group A streptococci

(2011) James B. Dale et al.   VACCINE

Seven‐Year Surveillance of North American Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis Isolates

(2009) Stanford T. Shulman et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Differences among group A streptococcus epidemiological landscapes: consequences for M protein-based vaccines?

(2009) Pierre R Smeesters et al.   Expert Review of Vaccines

Bacteriological and molecular studies of group A streptococcal pharyngitis in a south Indian hospital

(2009) C Sindhulina et al.   Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Global emm type distribution of group A streptococci: systematic review and implications for vaccine development

(2009) Andrew C Steer et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The emm-type diversity does not always reflect the M protein genetic diversity—Is there a case for designer vaccine against GAS

(2009) Pierre R. Smeesters et al.   VACCINE

Comparative analysis of emm type pattern of Group A Streptococcus throat and skin isolates from India and their association with closely related SIC, a streptococcal virulence factor

(2008) Vivek Sagar et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Superantigen gene profile diversity among clinical group A streptococcal isolates

(2008) Linda Maripuu et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

emm type diversity of  -haemolytic streptococci recovered in Chennai, India

(2008) T. Menon et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Genetic diversity of Group A Streptococcus M protein: Implications for typing and vaccine development

(2008) Pierre R. Smeesters et al.   VACCINE