Ploplis VA

No ORCID on file · 1 paper in corpus

2018

Neutralization of Streptolysin S-Dependent and Independent Inflammatory Cytokine IL-1β Activity Reduces Pathology During Early Group A Streptococcal Skin Infection.

Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology ·doi:10.3389/fcimb.2018.00211

The bacterial pathogen Group A Streptococcus (GAS) has been shown to induce a variety of human diseases ranging in severity from pharyngitis to toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis. GAS produces a powerful peptide toxin known as S…