Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections-Staphylococcus aureus -but not Streptococcus pyogenes- isolates display high rate of internalization and cytotoxicity toward human myoblasts
Jessica Baude, Sylvère Bastien, Yves Gillet, Pascal Leblanc, Andreas Itzek, Anne Tristan, Michèle Bes, Stéphanie Duguez, Karen Moreau, Binh An Diep, Anna Norrby‐Teglund, Thomas Henry, François Vandenesch, INFECT Study Group, Per Arnell, , Mattias Svensson
This study compares the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes isolates toward human myoblasts and keratinocytes, finding higher internalization and cytotoxicity by NSTI-SA in myoblasts.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases · Apr 8, 2019Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology