emm typing and validation of provisional M types for group A streptococci

被引：151

作者：

Facklam, R

Beall, B

Efstratiou, A

Fischetti, V

Johnson, D

Kaplan, E

Kriz, P

Lovgren, M

Martin, D

Schwartz, B

Totolian, A

Bressen, D

Hollingshead, S

Rubin, F

Scott, J

Tyrrell, G

机构：

[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA

[2] Cent Publ Hlth Lab, London NW9 5HT, England

[3] Rockefeller Univ, New York, NY 10021 USA

[4] Univ Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA

[5] Natl Publ Hlth Inst, Prague, Czech Republic

[6] Natl Ctr Streptococcus, Edmonton, AB, Canada

[7] ESR, Communicable Dis Grp, Porirua, New Zealand

[8] Russian Acad Med Sci, Inst Expt Med, St Petersburg P 22, Russia

[9] Yale Univ, New Haven, CT USA

[10] Univ Alabama, Birmingham, AL USA

[11] NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

[12] Emory Univ, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 1999年 / 5卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.3201/eid0502.990209

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

This report discusses the following issues related to typing of group A streptococci (GAS): The development and use of the 5' emm variable region sequencing (emm typing) in relation to the existing serologic typing system; the designation of emm types in relation to M types; a system for validation of new emm types; criteria for validation of provisional M types to new M-types; a list of reference type cultures for each of the M-type or emm-type strains of GAS; the results of the first culture exchange program for a quality control testing system among the national and World Health Organization collaborating centers for streptococci; and dissemination of new approaches to typing of GAS to the international streptococcal community.

引用

页码：247 / 253

页数：7

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