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Vaginal Staphylococcus aureus Superantigen Profile Shift from 1980 and 1981 to 2003, 2004, and 2005
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Vaginal Staphylococcus aureus Superantigen Profile Shift from 1980 and 1981 to 2003, 2004, and 2005

Patrick M Schlievert, Laura C Case, Kristi L Strandberg, Timothy J Tripp, Ying-Chi Lin and Marnie L Peterson
Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.45(8), pp.2704-2707
08/2007
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02295-06
PMCID: PMC1951268
PMID: 17537948
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Abstract

We determined vaginal Staphylococcus aureus superantigens. Staphylococci were quantified from tampons/diaphragms in 2003 to 2005, with counts compared to those determined in 1980 and 1981. In 2003 to 2005, more women were colonized than in 1980 and 1981 (23 versus 12%). Enterotoxins G and I and enterotoxin-like superantigens M and N declined, but enterotoxin-like superantigens K, L, and Q increased.
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