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Levels of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 production among staphylococcus aureus strains and clinical implications
- Source :
- Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Mikrobiologie und Hygiene. Series A: Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Parasitology. 270:337-344
- Publication Year :
- 1989
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1989.
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Abstract
- Among 250 S. aureus clinical isolates, the incidence of TSST-1 production was 18.0%. S. aureus var. hominis strains were predominant (95.6%), producing high levels of toxin in vitro, within the range of 0.6 to 4.3 micrograms/ml and exhibiting crystal violet binding with C/D pattern. No correlation was found between the level of TSST-1 production in vitro and the clinical course. Two (3.4%) of the var. bovis strains produced toxin in amounts less than 0.6 micrograms/ml and did not bind crystal violet. None of the 24 var. canis isolates produced TSST-1. Fifty five per cent of the isolates of phage group I produced TSST-1 and corresponded to 57.8% of the toxigenic strains. Two of the 250 patients developed toxic shock syndrome.
- Subjects :
- Male
Staphylococcus aureus
endocrine system
Micrococcaceae
Adolescent
Bacterial Toxins
Immunology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
medicine.disease_cause
Microbiology
Enterotoxins
chemistry.chemical_compound
medicine
Humans
Crystal violet
Bacteriophage Typing
Superantigens
biology
Toxin
Toxic shock syndrome
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
In vitro
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Canis
chemistry
bacteria
Female
Gentian Violet
Bacteria
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01766724
- Volume :
- 270
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Mikrobiologie und Hygiene. Series A: Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Parasitology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8480a4e9cf340a49c04940a9475f5326