Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 1A
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Differentiation of S.pyogenes infection causing strep throat and scarlet fever.

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Streptococcus pyogenes causes strep throat and scarlet fever in some patients. Differentiate S.pyrogenes infection causing strep throat and scarlet fever.

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Streptococcus pyogenes causes strep throat and then scarlet fever. To differentiate these two infections, one should identify the presence of a toxin in scarlet fever and the absence in strep throat. So it is clear that S. pyogenes producing erythrogenic toxin causes scarlet infection.

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