Journal article
Toxin and Enzyme Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Patients With and Without Toxic Shock Syndrome
Annals of internal medicine, Vol.96(6_Part_2), pp.937-940
06/01/1982
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-96-6-937
PMID: 7091971
Abstract
Vaginal isolates ofStaphylococcus aureusfrom 19 patients with menstrual toxic shock syndrome elaborated high concentrations of pyrogenic exotoxin C, but produced low amounts of hemolysin, lipase, and nuclease. In contrast,S. aureusvaginal isolates from women without a history of toxic shock syndrome, during menstruation (14 isolates) and at times other than menstruation (22 isolates), less frequently produced pyrogenic exotoxin C and could be differentiated from isolates associated with toxic shock syndrome by production of hemolysin, lipase, and nuclease. Also, isolates from the anterior nares of 11 healthy children, and from wounds, furuncles, or abscesses from 20 persons without toxic shock syndrome produced pyrogenic exotoxin C significantly less often than the isolates from patients with toxic shock syndrome, and could be distinguished by the production of hemolysin, lipase, and nuclease.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Toxin and Enzyme Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Patients With and Without Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Creators
- PATRICK M SCHLIEVERT
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of internal medicine, Vol.96(6_Part_2), pp.937-940
- DOI
- 10.7326/0003-4819-96-6-937
- PMID
- 7091971
- ISSN
- 0003-4819
- eISSN
- 1539-3704
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/1982
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984002383502771
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