Immunoglobulins to group A streptococcal surface molecules decrease adherence to and invasion of human pharyngeal cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 974-979

  Fluckiger, U ^a,c   Jones, K F ^b   Fischetti, V A ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIGA Technologies Incorporated   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; M PROTEIN;

ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031912707     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.3.974-979.1998     Document Type: Article

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