Low Antibody Levels against Cell Wall–Attached Proteins ofStreptococcus pyogenesPredispose for Severe Invasive Disease

Authors:

PÅPer Åkesson
Per Åkesson
UPUlrich von Pawel‐Rammingen
Ulrich von Pawel‐Rammingen
Mattias Collin
Mattias Collin
EMEva Mattsson
Eva Mattsson
LBLars Björck
Lars Björck

Open Access

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1 March 2004

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 189 (5) , 797-804
DOI:10.1086/381982
PMID:14976595

Abstract

Acute-phase serum samples from 70 patients with group A streptococcal (GAS) invasive disease were analyzed for IgG antibodies against 6 recently char

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