Screening for staphylococcal superantigen genes shows no correlation with the presence or the severity of chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis.

Screening for staphylococcal superantigen genes shows no correlation with the presence or the severity of chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis.

BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus secretes numerous exotoxins which may exhibit superantigenic properties. Whereas the virulence of several of them is well documented, their exact biological effects are not fully understood. Exotoxins may influence the immune and inflammatory state of various organs...

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Main Authors: Frédéric Heymans, Adrien Fischer, Nicholas W Stow, Myriam Girard, Zacharias Vourexakis, Antoine Des Courtis, Gesuele Renzi, Elzbieta Huggler, Stefan Vlaminck, Pierre Bonfils, Ranko Mladina, Valerie Lund, Jacques Schrenzel, Patrice François, Jean Silvain Lacroix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2832699?pdf=render

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