Molecular epidemiology of impetiginous group A streptococcal infections in aboriginal communities of northern Australia
Gardiner DL;Sriprakash KS;;
Journal of clinical microbiology1996Vol. 34pp. -
317
dl1996journalmolecular
Abstract
Group A streptococcal infections among the Aboriginal communities of the Northern Territory of Australia are endemic, with a concurrently high rate of the postinfection sequelae of rheumatic fever and acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. The majority of the group A streptococcal isolates fro …