Volume 15, Number 2—February 2009
Research
Prospective Surveillance of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease, Fiji, 2005–2007
Andrew C. Steer
, Adam Jenney, Joseph Kado, Michael F. Good, Michael Batzloff, Lepani Waqatakirewa, E. Kim Mullholland, and Jonathan R. Carapetis
, Adam Jenney, Joseph Kado, Michael F. Good, Michael Batzloff, Lepani Waqatakirewa, E. Kim Mullholland, and Jonathan R. Carapetis
Table 4
emm sequence subtypes of 55 invasive GAS isolates and 12 invasive GCS and GGS isolates from hospital surveillance, Fiji, 2005–2007*
| GAS emm subtype | No. isolates (n = 55) |
|---|---|
| emm11† | 3 |
| emm14.4† | 1 |
| emm15.1 | 1 |
| emm18.12† | 1 |
| emm19.4† | 1 |
| emm22† | 1 |
| emm33† | 3 |
| emm52.1 | 1 |
| emm53 | 1 |
| emm57 | 2 |
| emm58 | 1 |
| emm60.1 | 1 |
| emm60.2 | 1 |
| emm63.3 | 1 |
| emm69.1 | 1 |
| emm70 | 1 |
| emm73 | 2 |
| emm75.1† | 1 |
| emm76.4† | 4 |
| emm77† | 2 |
| emm81.3 | 1 |
| emm82.1 | 1 |
| emm86.2 | 1 |
| emm87 | 1 |
| emm100 | 4 |
| emm101† | 1 |
| emm104 | 1 |
| emm105 | 1 |
| emm106 | 3 |
| emm110 | 2 |
| emm113 | 1 |
| emm116.1 | 1 |
| emm123 | 1 |
| st2037 | 1 |
| st2147 | 1 |
| st6030.1 | 1 |
| st854.1 | 2 |
| stD631 |
1 |
| GCS and GGS emm subtype |
No. isolates (n = 12) |
| emm12.8† | 1 |
| stC36 | 2 |
| stC922 | 1 |
| stG245 | 2 |
| stG643 | 1 |
| stG652 | 1 |
| stG840 | 1 |
| stG5420 | 1 |
| stc74a | 2 |
*GAS, group A streptococci; GCS, group C streptococci; GGS, group G streptococci.
†emm subtypes included in the 26-valent vaccine.
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