Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 Evaluation and Antibiotic Impact in a Transgenic Model of Staphylococcal Soft Tissue Infection

Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 Evaluation and Antibiotic Impact in a Transgenic Model of Staphylococcal Soft Tissue Infection

Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a life-threatening illness causing fever, rash, and shock, attributed to toxins produced by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, mainly toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1). TSS was in the past commonly linked with menstruation and high-absorbency tampon...

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Main Authors: Hema Sharma, Claire E. Turner, Matthew K. Siggins, Mona El-Bahrawy, Bruno Pichon, Angela Kearns, Shiranee Sriskandan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-10-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
antibiotics
dissemination
hla-dq8
nonmenstrual toxic shock syndrome
staphylococcus aureus
tsst-1
transgenic mice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00665-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00665-19

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