Prothrombotic and Proinflammatory Activities of the β-Hemolytic Group B Streptococcal Pigment

Prothrombotic and Proinflammatory Activities of the β-Hemolytic Group B Streptococcal Pigment

A prominent feature of severe streptococcal infections is the profound inflammatory response that contributes to systemic toxicity. In sepsis the dysregulated host response involves both immunological and nonimmunological pathways. Here, we report a fatal case of an immunocompetent healthy female pr...

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Main Authors: Nikolai Siemens, Sonja Oehmcke-Hecht, Jörn Hoßmann, Sebastian B. Skorka, Roel H.T. Nijhuis, Corinne Ruppen, Steinar Skrede, Manfred Rohde, Daniel Schultz, Michael Lalk, Andreas Itzek, Dietmar H. Pieper, Christiaan J. van den Bout, Eric C.J. Claas, Ed J. Kuijper, Robert Mauritz, Parham Sendi, Herman F. Wunderink, Anna Norrby-Teglund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Innate Immunity
Subjects:
streptococcus agalactiae
group b streptococcus
pigment
hemolysis
coagulation
inflammation
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/504002

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