Strains of Streptococcus pyogenes from severe invasive infections bind HEp2 and HaCaT cells more avidly than strains from uncomplicated infections

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3936-3938

  Edwards, Mandy L ^a,b   Fagan, Peter K ^a,b   Smith Vaughan, Heidi ^a   Currie, Bart J ^a,b   Sriprakash, Kadaba S ^a,b,c  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b University of Melbourne   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRAIN; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0042524075     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3936-3938.2003     Document Type: Article

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