Volume 1, Number 3—July 1995
Synopsis
Streptococcal Toxic-Shock Syndrome: Spectrum of Disease, Pathogenesis, and New Concepts in Treatment
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Figure. Pathogenesis of scarlet fever, bacteremia, and toxic shock syndrome. M-1+SPEA+=aGAS strain that contains M protein type 1 and streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A (SPEA); + anti-M-1 = the presence of antibody to M protein type 1; -anti-M-1 = the absence of antibody to M protein type 1;anti-SPEA+=antibody to SPEA; and DIC = disseminated intravascular coagulation.