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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Cutforth T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4839655 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Future neurology 20161201 1
<i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> infections have been associated with two autoimmune diseases of the CNS: Sydenham's chorea (SC) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with <i>Streptococcus</i> infections (PANDAS). Despite the high frequency of pharyngeal streptococcus infections among children, only a small fraction develops SC or PANDAS. This suggests that several factors in combination are necessary to trigger autoimmune complications: specific <i>S. pyogenes</i> strains ...[more]