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Possible Role of Streptococcus Pyogenes in Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome XIII. No Recovery of β‐Hemolytic Streptococci from Pharynx of MCLS Patients
Author(s) -
Osawa Nobutaka,
Hirata Yasuyoshi,
Akiyama Takehisa,
Hiraishi Satoshi,
Yashiro Kimio
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1991.tb01537.x
Subject(s) - medicine , streptococcus pyogenes , pharynx , pharyngitis , throat , streptococcus , pathogenesis , mucocutaneous zone , microbiology and biotechnology , lymph node , streptococcal infections , disease , dermatology , immunology , pathology , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , surgery , biology , genetics
Lack of recovery of β‐hemolytic streptococci from the throat of 80 patients finally diagnosed as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome was again confirmed, although α‐hemolytic streptococci were consistently isolated from all patients but one. The implications of these findings were discussed, particularly in terms of the possible role of Streptococcus pyogenes in the pathogenesis of this disease.