Serologic evidence that streptococcal superantigens are not involved in the pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 895-900

  Morita, Atsushi ^a   Imada, Yoshio ^b   Igarashi, Hisanaga ^a   Yutsudo, Takashi ^a  

^a SHIONOGI AND CO LTD   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kawasaki disease; Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin; Superantigen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SUPERANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; SEROCONVERSION; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS;

EID: 0031471668     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01947.x     Document Type: Article

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