Molecular epidemiology of nonpharyngeal group A streptococci isolates in northern Lebanon
Rafei R, Hawli M, Osman M, Khelissa S, Salloum T, Dabboussi F, Tokajian S, Hamze M. Molecular epidemiology of nonpharyngeal group A streptococci isolates in northern Lebanon. Future Microbiology 2020, 15: 1555-1569. PMID: 33236928, DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistribution of emm types and macrolide resistance determinants among group A streptococci in the Middle East and North Africa region
Rafei R, Hawli M, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Distribution of emm types and macrolide resistance determinants among group A streptococci in the Middle East and North Africa region. Journal Of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2020, 22: 334-348. PMID: 32084609, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive GAS infectionsGAS infectionVaccine candidatesProtein-based vaccine candidatesEpidemiology of groupMacrolide resistance determinantsMacrolide resistance profilesGAS prevalencePharyngitis patientsDisease burdenEmm typesGAS isolatesHealthy carriersSystematic surveillanceResistance profilesErythromycin resistancePotential coverageBurdenResistance determinantsInfectionStreptococciCoverage rateEmm28Emm4Emm89