Protein array profiling of tic patient sera reveals a broad range and enhanced immune response against Group A Streptococcus antigens

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Bombaci, Mauro ^a,e   Grifantini, Renata ^a,f   Mora, Marirosa ^a   Reguzzi, Valerio ^a   Petracca, Roberto ^a   Meoni, Eva ^a   Balloni, Sergio ^a   Zingaretti, Chiara ^a,e   Falugi, Fabiana ^a   Manetti, Andrea G O ^a   Margarit, Immaculada ^a   Musser, James M ^b   Cardona, Francesco ^c   Orefici, Graziella ^d   Grandi, Guido ^a   Bensi, Giuliano ^a  

^a NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^e Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare   (Italy)

^f Externautics SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; PYROXYLIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN MICROARRAY; SERUM; TIC; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VALIDATION STUDY;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; PROTEIN ARRAY ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TICS;

EID: 67651246833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006332     Document Type: Article

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