Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in the United Kingdom
Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in the United Kingdom
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) was originally described in menstruating women and linked to TSS toxin 1 (TSST-1)-producing Staphylococcus aureus. Using UK national surveillance data, we ascertained clinical, molecular and superantigenic characteristics of TSS cases. Average annual TSS incidence was 0.07/100,000 population. Patients with...
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Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in the United Kingdom
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d85787463bad40848bebbbb480aec765
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d85787463bad40848bebbbb480aec765
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid2402.170606
