The Absence of Evidence of Staphylococcal Toxin Involvement in the Pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease
The Absence of Evidence of Staphylococcal Toxin Involvement in the Pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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To detect a causative superantigen and to clarify a possible role for staphylococci in Kawasaki disease (KD), culture supernatants of individual bacterial isolates from 11 acute-stage patients were studied. Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) and antibody to TSST-1 and enterotoxins A (SEA), B (SEB), and C (SEC) in acute (mean, day 7) and late con...
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The Absence of Evidence of Staphylococcal Toxin Involvement in the Pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_16984446
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_16984446
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0022-1899
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1537-6613
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10.1093/infdis/172.2.558
