Article
Association of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes isolates with clinical components of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 1993
Talkington D F, Schwartz B, Black C M, Todd J K, Elliott J, Breiman R F, Facklam R R
Abstract excerpt
Sixty-two invasive Streptococcus pyogenes strains, including 32 strains isolated from patients with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), were analyzed for the following phenotypic and genotypic characteristics: M-protein type, serum opacity factor production, protease production, the presen...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Animals
- Bacterial Proteins
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Endopeptidases
- Exotoxins
- Female
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Membrane Proteins