DUAL INFECTIONS WITH STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS AND STREPTOCOCCUS-PYOGENES CAUSING TOXIC-SHOCK-SYNDROME - POSSIBLE SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF TOXIC-SHOCK-SYNDROME TOXIN-1 AND STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN-C

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作者
SMITH, RJ
SCHLIEVERT, PM
HIMELRIGHT, IM
BADDOUR, LM
机构
[1] UNIV TENNESSEE,MED CTR,DEPT MED,INFECT DIS SECT,KNOXVILLE,TN 37920
[2] UNIV MINNESOTA,DEPT MICROBIOL,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55455
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10.1016/0732-8893(94)90038-8
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
We describe a 35-year-old woman with clinical, microbiologic, and serologic findings suggesting that the patient developed toxic shock syndrome as a result of dual infections caused by toxin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. Certain aspects of the pathogenesis of this toxin-related syndrome are reviewed.
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页码:245 / 247
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