| correlation of virulence genes to clinical manifestations and outcome in patients with streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis bacteremia. | streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (sdse) is increasingly recognized as a human pathogen responsible for invasive infection and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (stss). the pathogen possesses virulence genes that resemble those found in streptococcus pyogenes (gas). we analyzed the association between these specific toxic genes, clinical presentations, and outcome in patients with sdse infections. | 2014 | 24210866 |