Cross-reaction of group A streptococci and heart tissue: varying serologic specificity of cross-reactive antisera and relation to carrier-hapten specificity

MeSH terms

• Animals
• Antibody Specificity
• Antigens*
• Antigens, Bacterial
• Antigens, Heterophile
• Autoantibodies
• Cell Wall / immunology
• Cross Reactions*
• Epitopes
• Fluorescent Antibody Technique
• Haptens
• Humans
• Immune Sera
• Myocardium / immunology*
• Myofibrils / immunology
• Rabbits
• Rheumatic Heart Disease / immunology
• Streptococcus / immunology*