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Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome Associated with Staphylococcal Enterocolitis in an HIV-Infected Man
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Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome Associated with Staphylococcal Enterocolitis in an HIV-Infected Man

Donald P Kotler, Uriel Sandkovsky, Patrick M Schlievert and Emilia Mia Sordillo
Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.44(12), pp.e121-e123
06/15/2007
DOI: 10.1086/518286
PMID: 17516392
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https://doi.org/10.1086/518286View
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Abstract

A human immunodeficiency virus-infected individual developed severe secretory diarrhea due to infection with Staphylococcus aureus. When octreotide therapy was initiated, a toxic shock-like syndrome developed that was associated with fever, multisystem organ damage, and ultimately, desquamation of the palms and soles. The isolate was methicillin susceptible and produced enterotoxins B and C. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of toxic shock syndrome to develop secondary to staphylococcal enterocolitis in an adult.

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