Phenotypic homogeneity among organisms within single colonies from oropharyngeal swabs taken from pediatric patients with pharyngitis.

<p>Phenotypic homogeneity among organisms within single colonies from oropharyngeal swabs taken from pediatric patients with pharyngitis.</p

Phenotypic homogeneity among organisms within single colonies from oropharyngeal swabs taken from pediatric patients with pharyngitis.

<p>Phenotypic homogeneity among organisms within single colonies from oropharyngeal swabs taken from pediatric patients with pharyngitis.</p

SpeB activity phenotype correlates with GAS disease.

<p>SpeB activity phenotype correlates with GAS disease.</p

Characteristics and diversity of GAS isolates under analysis.

<p>Characteristics and diversity of GAS isolates under analysis.</p

Phenotype homogeneity among single colony picks from oropharyngeal swabs taken from pediatric patients with pharyngitis.

<p>Phenotype homogeneity among single colony picks from oropharyngeal swabs taken from pediatric patients with pharyngitis.</p

TEM of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lung from KD patient 1.

<p>A, ciliated bronchial epithelium demonstrating electron-dense apical ICI (block arrows). B, alveolar macrophage, demonstrating perinuclear, finely granular spheroid bodies similar to those seen within the bronchial epithelium (block arrow). N = nucleus, C = cilia. A = 9,500X, B = 26,000X.</p

Controls and the pathologic findings in their lungs.

<p>NA = not available, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SLE = systemic lupus erythematosis, IHC = +indicates staining with antibody J but not antibody I,-indicates negative results with I and J</p

Peribronchial lymph node from KD patient 2.

<p>A, IHC using synthetic antibody J, showing antigen-positive macrophages containing spheroid bodies (arrows); B, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of macrophage, showing two large, finely granular ICI (arrows). A = 40X, B = 20,000X.</p

Patients with a history of Kawasaki Disease (KD) and the pathologic findings in their lungs.

<p>NA = not available, ND = not done, PE = pulmonary emboli, ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome, IHC = +indicates staining with antibody J but not antibody I,-indicates negative results with I and J</p