PRODUCTION OF PYROGENIC EXOTOXINS IN GROUP-A STREPTOCOCCI ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS IN ZAGREB, CROATIA

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BEGOVAC, J
GMAJNICKI, B
SCHLIEVERT, PM
JOHNSON, DR
KAPLAN, EL
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[1] UNIV MINNESOTA, SCH MED, WHO, COLLABORATING CTR REFERENCE & RES STREPTOCOCCI, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 USA
[2] UNIV ZAGREB, INST IMMUNOL, YU-41000 ZAGREB, CROATIA
[3] UNIV MINNESOTA, SCH MED, DEPT MICROBIOL, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 USA
[4] UNIV MINNESOTA, SCH MED, DEPT PEDIAT, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 USA
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10.1007/BF01960810
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R51 [传染病];
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The pyrogenic exotoxin profiles were determined of group A streptococci isolated from patients in Zagreb, Croatia in the period 1989-1990. A total of 12 strains were studied, five from patients with serious infections and seven from patients with uncomplicated infections. Serotypes M1 and M3 were found in seven (58 %) patients. Seven strains produced exotoxin A and ten strains exotoxin B. The proportion of exotoxin A and B producing strains in patients with severe infections (3 patients respectively) was similar to that found in patients with uncomplicated infections (4 and 7 patients respectively).
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