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Production of pyrogenic exotoxins in group a streptococci isolated from patients in Zagreb, Croatia

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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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  1. University Hospital of Infectious Diseases “Dr Fran Mihaljovic”, Mirogojska 8, 4100, Zagreb, Croatia

    J. Begovac

  2. Institute of Immunology, Rockefellerova 2, 41000, Zagreb, Croatia

    B. Gmajnicki

  3. Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    P. M. Schlievert

  4. Department of Pediatrics and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Streptococci, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    D. R. Johnson & E. L. Kaplan

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Begovac, J., Gmajnicki, B., Schlievert, P.M. et al. Production of pyrogenic exotoxins in group a streptococci isolated from patients in Zagreb, Croatia. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 11, 540–543 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01960810

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