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Detection and nucleotide sequence analysis of the speC gene in Swedish clinical group A streptococcal isolates.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 1994
Norrby-Teglund A, Holm S E, Norgren M
Abstract excerpt
The production of pyrogenic exotoxins SpeA, SpeB, and SpeC by group A streptococci has been associated with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Several epidemiological studies using DNA hybridization and PCR analysis have been performed in attempts to correlate one or several of the toxins with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. The results reveal great variation in the occurrence of the speA and speC genes...
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