Article
Molecular analysis of pyrogenic exotoxins from Streptococcus pyogenes isolates associated with toxic shock-like syndrome.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 1991
Hauser A R, Stevens D L, Kaplan E L, Schlievert P M
Abstract excerpt
Toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS) is characterized by hypotension or shock, fever, multiorgan system involvement, and a concurrent group A streptococcal infection. We analyzed 34 streptococcal strains isolated from patients with clinically well-documented TSLS for their pyrogenic toxin profiles an...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Bacterial Proteins
- Carrier Proteins
- DNA
- DNA Probes
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Exotoxins
- Genotype
- Immunodiffusion
- Membrane Proteins
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
