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CD44 as a receptor for colonization of the pharynx by group A Streptococcus

The pharynx is the primary reservoir for strains of group A Streptococcus (GAS) associated both with pharyngitis (streptococcal sore throat) and with invasive or “flesh-eating” soft tissue infections. We now report that CD44, a hyaluronic acid-binding protein that mediates human cell-cell– and cell-...

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Hauptverfasser: Cywes, Colette, Stamenkovic, Ivan, Wessels, Michael R.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: American Society for Clinical Investigation 2000
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC314343/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11032859
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