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

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 inc...

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Main Authors: Hema Sharma, Debra Smith, Claire E. Turner, Laurence Game, Bruno Pichon, Russell Hope, Robert Hill, Angela Kearns, Shiranee Sriskandan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome
bacteria
MRSA and other staphylococci
Staphylococcus aureus
TSST-1
CC30
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0606_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0606_article

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