Reply to Dale and Shulman

Affiliations

¹ College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
² The Townsville Hospital, Douglas, Australia.
³ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
⁴ Inflammation and Healing Biomedical Research Cluster, School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Australia.
⁵ QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Australia.
⁶ Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.

Comment

Suchandan Sikder et al. J Infect Dis. 2019.

. 2019 Jan 29;219(4):675-676.

doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy561.

¹ College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
² The Townsville Hospital, Douglas, Australia.
³ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
⁴ Inflammation and Healing Biomedical Research Cluster, School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Australia.
⁵ QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Australia.
⁶ Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.

No abstract available

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Group G Streptococcus Induces an Autoimmune Carditis Mediated by Interleukin 17A and Interferon γ in the Lewis Rat Model of Rheumatic Heart Disease.
Sikder S, Williams NL, Sorenson AE, Alim MA, Vidgen ME, Moreland NJ, Rush CM, Simpson RS, Govan BL, Norton RE, Cunningham MW, McMillan DJ, Sriprakash KS, Ketheesan N. Sikder S, et al. J Infect Dis. 2018 Jun 20;218(2):324-335. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix637. J Infect Dis. 2018. PMID: 29236994
Caution Indicated in Extrapolating Carditis in Rats to Rheumatic Heart Disease in Humans.
Dale JB, Shulman ST. Dale JB, et al. J Infect Dis. 2019 Jan 29;219(4):674-675. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy560. J Infect Dis. 2019. PMID: 30247730 Free PMC article. No abstract available.