Invasive group A streptococcal disease. Association with a lack of anti-exotoxin antibodies.
Mascini
E M
EM
Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, and Inflammation, Utrecht University Hospital, The Netherlands.
Hazenberg
M M
MM
van Dalen
A
A
Verhoef-Verhage
L A
LA
van Leeuwen
N J
NJ
Verhoef
J
J
van Dijk
H
H
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000276:immunology*; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009426:Netherlands; D012307:Risk Factors; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000472:pathogenicity*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005098:Exotoxins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C117980:SpeA protein, Streptococcus pyogenes; C027951:erythrogenic toxin