Journal article
Kawasaki Syndrome-Like Illness Associated with Infection Caused by Enterotoxin B-Secreting Staphylococcus aureus
Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.29(3), pp.586-589
09/1999
DOI: 10.1086/598638
PMID: 10530452
Abstract
Two children had symptoms and clinical signs that were characteristic of the diagnostic criteria for Kawasaki syndrome, temporally associated with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. One child initially had focal osteomyelitis that was evident clinically and radiographically, and radiographic evidence of multifocal osteomyelitis was noted at follow-up. The blood-borne S. aureus isolates from these two patients secreted staphylococcal enterotoxin B and were negative for toxic shock syndrome toxin. Staphylococcal and streptococcal superantigens may playa role in the pathogenesis of some cases of Kawasaki syndrome or Kawasaki syndrome-like illness.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Kawasaki Syndrome-Like Illness Associated with Infection Caused by Enterotoxin B-Secreting Staphylococcus aureus
- Creators
- Mary HallPatrick M Schlievert
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.29(3), pp.586-589
- DOI
- 10.1086/598638
- PMID
- 10530452
- ISSN
- 1058-4838
- eISSN
- 1537-6591
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/1999
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984001120202771
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