Nandi, S Association of pyrogenic exotoxin genes with pharyngitis and rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease among Indian isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes. [electronic resource] - Letters in applied microbiology 2002 - 237-41 p. digital Publication Type: Journal Article ISSN: 0266-8254 Standard No.: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2002.01176.x doi Subjects--Topical Terms: AdolescentBacterial Proteins--geneticsChildChild, PreschoolDNA, Bacterial--analysisExotoxins--geneticsHumansIndiaPharyngitis--microbiologyPolymerase Chain ReactionPyrogens--geneticsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRheumatic Fever--microbiologyRheumatic Heart Disease--microbiologyStreptococcal Infections--microbiologyStreptococcus pyogenes--geneticsVirulence--genetics