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Group A Streptococcus emm Gene Types in Pharyngeal Isolates, Ontario, Canada, 2002–2010

Patrick R. Shea, Amy L. Ewbank, Javier H. Gonzalez-Lugo, Alexandro J. Martagon-Rosado, Juan C. Martinez-Gutierrez, Hina A. Rehman, Monica Serrano-Gonzalez, Nahuel Fittipaldi, Stephen B. Beres, Anthony R. Flores, Donald E. Low, Barbara M. Willey, and James M. Musser

Author affiliations: The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas, USA (P.R. Shea, A.L. Ewbank, J.H. Gonzalez-Lugo, A.J. Martagon-Rosado, J.C. Martinez-Gutierrez, H.A. Rehman, M. Serrano-Gonzalez, N. Fittipaldi, S.B. Beres, A.R. Flores, J.M. Musser); Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston (A.R. Flores); Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (A.R. Flores); Mount Sinai Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.E. Low, B.M. Willey); Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Toronto (D.E. Low); University of Toronto, Toronto (D.E. Low)

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Five most common M types of group A Streptococcus from pharyngeal isolates, by location, Ontario, Canada, 2009–2010*

Year	London	Ottawa	North Bay/ Elliot Lake	Sudbury	Thunder Bay
2009	M89	M4	M89	M89	M28
	M4	M28	M75	M2	M12
	M2	M1	M4	M11	M89
	M1	M3	M1	M12	M6
	M12	M12	M77	M75	M58
2010	NA	M1	M89	NA	M28
		M3	M1		M59
		M4	M118		M1
		M28	M4		M12
		M12	M75		M89

*NA, not available.

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