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The effect of vaginal microbial communities on colonization by Staphylococcus aureus with the gene f...

The effect of vaginal microbial communities on colonization by Staphylococcus aureus with the gene f...

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The effect of vaginal microbial communities on colonization by Staphylococcus aureus with the gene for toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1): a case–control study

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The effect of vaginal microbial communities on colonization by Staphylococcus aureus with the gene for toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1): a case–control study

Publisher

United States: Oxford University Press

Journal title

Pathogens and disease, 2018-06, Vol.76 (4)

Language

English

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United States: Oxford University Press

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Abstract
Menstrual toxic shock syndrome is associated with vaginal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus strains that encode toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (tst+). Interestingly, a small proportion of women are colonized by S. aureus tst+ but do not have symptoms of toxic shock syndrome. Here we sought to determine if differences in the species co...

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Full title

The effect of vaginal microbial communities on colonization by Staphylococcus aureus with the gene for toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1): a case–control study

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6251584

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6251584

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ISSN

2049-632X

E-ISSN

2049-632X

DOI

10.1093/femspd/fty015

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