Neonatal staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: an outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Portugal

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a blistering skin condition caused by exfoliative toxin-producing strains of S. aureus. It usually occurs in children under 5 years old but is rare in neonates, especially in very low birth weight, premature infants. Although infrequently, clinical outb...

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Main Authors: Marta Ezequiel, Olga Voutsen, Manuel Cunha, Rosalina Barroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/683