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Group A streptococcal puerperal sepsis: initial characterization of virulence factors in association with clinical parameters.
Journal of reproductive immunology - 1 Oct 2009
Byrne Janice L B, Aagaard-Tillery Kjersti M, Johnson Jason L, Wright Larry J, Silver Robert M
Abstract excerpt
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GAS) is an uncommon but potentially fatal source of postpartum infection. Pathogenesis in invasive GAS infections has been linked to bacterial virulence factors. In this study, we sought to provide an initial description of potential virulence factors in association with puerperal morbidity by virtue of specific M-protein type antigens. Women with confirmed GAS puerperal...
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