Abstract
Invasive Group A streptococcal (GAS) infections associated with bacteremia, shock, and death have been defined as the streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (StrepTSS). Strains of GAS commonly isolated from patients with StrepTSS have been M-types 1 and 3 which produce pyrogenic exotoxins (SPE’s). Epidemiological studies in the United States demonstrate pyrogenic exotoxin A (SPE A) in a high percentage of these strains; cases in Sweden have more commonly been associated with SPE B (reviewed in6).
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Stevens, D.L., Bryant, A.E. (1997). Streptolysin O Modulates Cytokine Synthesis in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. In: Horaud, T., Bouvet, A., Leclercq, R., de Montclos, H., Sicard, M. (eds) Streptococci and the Host. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 418. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_217
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