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Medical Definition of Scarlet fever erythrogenic toxin
1. 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. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarlet Fever Erythrogenic Toxin
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