Invasive properties of south Indian strains of Streptococcus pyogenes in a HEp-2 cell model

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1031-1034

  Gladstone, P ^a   Jesudason, Micro V ^a   Sridharan, G ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood; HEp 2 cells; Invasion; S. pyogenes; Throat and skin isolates

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0242331743     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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