Topics Covered
- Important Streptococcal species
- S. pyogenes: the chain that links the throat to the heart
- Life threatening complications
- Rheumatic fever
- Acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis
- Invasive S. pyogenes disease
- Strep throat activates psoriasis and obsessive compulsive behavior
- Identification of group A streptococcus
- S. pyogenes expresses a complex array of factors that interact with host defenses
- Molecular mimicry hides bacterium from host's defenses
- Key complement components
- Destruction of host chemotactic signals is critical for initiation of infection
- C5a peptidase
- M protein
- Tonsils are reservoir for recurrent infection
- Superantigens
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Talk Citation
Cleary, P.P. (2009, October 29). Streptococcus pyogenes disease and molecular pathogenesis [Video file]. In
The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from
https://hstalks.com/bs/1480/.
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Publication History
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Published on October 29, 2009
Financial Disclosures
- Prof. P. Patrick Cleary, Lecturer, shared royalty payments from sales of lecture series.