See Also: scarlet fever erythrogenic toxin(medicine)
erythrogenic toxin(medicine)
streptococcus erythrogenic toxin(medicine)
Scarlet fever(medicine)
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scarlet fever erythrogenic toxin (medicine)


scarlet fever erythrogenic toxin -->
streptococcus erythrogenic toxin


A culture filtrate of lysogenised group A strains of beta-haemolytic streptococci, erythrogenic when inoculated into the skin of susceptible persons, and neutralised by antibodies that appear during scarlet fever convalescence; three immunological types (A, B, and C) are recognised.

Synonym: Dick test toxin, erythrogenic toxin, scarlet fever erythrogenic toxin.