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

• Main Authors: Nikolai Siemens (Author), Sonja Oehmcke-Hecht (Author), Jörn Hoßmann (Author), Sebastian B. Skorka (Author), Roel H.T. Nijhuis (Author), Corinne Ruppen (Author), Steinar Skrede (Author), Manfred Rohde (Author), Daniel Schultz (Author), Michael Lalk (Author), Andreas Itzek (Author), Dietmar H. Pieper (Author), Christiaan J. van den Bout (Author), Eric C.J. Claas (Author), Ed J. Kuijper (Author), Robert Mauritz (Author), Parham Sendi (Author), Herman F. Wunderink (Author), Anna Norrby-Teglund (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...