| Front | Is there a vaccination against S. pyogenes? Why/ why not? |
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| Back | No effective vaccines Explanations: • lack of interest due to penicillin efficacy • too many serotypes • capsule: is poor immunogen – poor target • M protein: immune response cross reacts with human tissue |
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