Table 1 Distribution of emm-types among 229 GAS isolates obtained during the 2004-2008

1

3/18.8

5/22.7

11/25.6

6/40

6/15.0

1/3.4

6/16.7

4/40.0

8/44.4

50/21.8

87

1/6.3

5/11.6

1/6.7

1/2.5

3/10.3

5/13.9

1/10.0

1/5.6

18/7.8

22

5/31.3

2/9.0

2/4.7

1/6.7

1/2.5

1/3.4

3/30.0

2/11.1

17/7.4

12

2/4.7

2/13.4

6/15

1/3.4

4/11.1

15/6.5

77

2/9.0

4/9.3

3/7.5

1/3.4

2/5.6

1/10.0

1/5.6

14/6.1

6

1/2.3

4/10.0

6/20.7

2/5.6

13/5.7

89

1/2.3

3/10.3

3/8.3

1/10.0

3/16.7

11/4.8

75

2/12.5

1/4.5

1/2.3

3

7/3.0

33

0

3/7.5

2/6.9

1/2.8

1/5.6

7/3.0

3

1/4.5

2/4.7

3/10.3

6/2.6

183

0

4/10.0

1/3.4

5/2.1

78

1/4.5

4/9.3

5/2.1

53

0

3/8.3

1/5.6

4/1.7

64

1/4.5

0

1/2.5

1/2.8

3/1.3

92

1/4.5

1/2.3

1/2.5

3/1.3

108

2/9.0

1/2.8

3/1.3

95

3/8.3

3/1.3

41

1/6.3

1/6.7

2/0.9

4

1/6.3

1/3.4

2/0.9

44

1/2.5

1/2.8

2/0.9

49

1/2.3

1/2.5

2/0.9

58

2/9.0

0

2/ 0.9

59

0

1/2.3

1/2.5

2/0.9

73

1/4.5

0

1/2.5

2/0.9

80

1/2.3

1/3.4

2/0.9

101

0

1/2.5

1/5.6

2/0.9

102

1/2.3

1/3.4

2/0.9

115

2/6.9

2/0.9

127

1/2.5

1/2.8

2/0.9

99

1/4.5

1/2.5

2/0.9

Other^a

3/18.8

2/9.0

5/11.6

1/6.7

3

2/6.9

3/8

19/8.3

Total/year

16/100

22/100

43/100

15/100

40/100

29/100

36/100

10/100

18/100

229/100