Severe invasive group A streptococcal disease: Clinical description and mechanisms of pathogenesis

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-22

  Schlievert, Patrick M ^a,b   Assimacopoulos, Aris P ^a,b   Cleary, P Patrick ^a,b  

^a Medical School ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EXOTOXIN; PYROGEN;

ANIMAL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; PYROGENS; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030037566     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(96)90161-4     Document Type: Review

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