Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Possessing Lancefield's Group A Antigen

Jong Ae Son; Jeong Hwan Shin

doi:10.3343/lmo.2013.3.1.60

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Clinical Microbiology

Laboratory Medicine Online

Laboratory Medicine Online 2013; 3(1): 60-61.

Published online: 1 January 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3343/lmo.2013.3.1.60

Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Possessing Lancefield's Group A Antigen

Jong Ae Son, M.D.¹, Jeong Hwan Shin, M.D.^1,²

¹Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

²Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

Corresponding author: Jeong Hwan Shin, M.D. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 75 Bokji-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Korea. Tel: +82-51-890-6475, Fax: +82-51-893-1562, jhsmile@inje.ac.kr

Received 13 November 2012 Revised 13 November 2012 Accepted 15 November 2012

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Fig. 1

Beta-hemolytic large colony on blood agar (A) and latex agglutination test showing group A positive result (B).

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