The Human Immune Response to Streptococcal Extracellular Antigens: Clinical, Diagnostic, and Potential Pathogenetic Implications
Johnson DR, Kurlan R, Leckman J, Kaplan EL. The Human Immune Response to Streptococcal Extracellular Antigens: Clinical, Diagnostic, and Potential Pathogenetic Implications. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010, 50: 481-490. PMID: 20067422, DOI: 10.1086/650167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody titersImmune responseSingle antibody titerStreptococcal extracellular antigensB antibody titersHuman antibody responseHuman immune responsePaediatric study participantsSymptoms of infectionPotential pathogenetic implicationsThroat culturesGAS infectionAntibody responseSubsequent sequelaePathogenetic mechanismsImmunologic confirmationBlood samplesEpidemiological studiesPathogenetic implicationsStreptococcus antigensCulture resultsStudy participantsImportant human pathogenInfectionExtracellular antigens