Severe streptococcal infection is associated with M protein-induced platelet activation and thrombus formation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1147-1157

  Shannon, Oonagh ^a   Hertzén, Erika ^b   Norrby Teglund, Anna ^b   Mörgelin, Matthias ^a   Sjöbring, Ulf ^a   Björck, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; M PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MICROVASCULATURE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOGENESIS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; PLATELET ACTIVATION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROMBOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 34547909609     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05841.x     Document Type: Article

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