Coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from two cases of toxic shock syndrome lack superantigenic activity, but induce cytokine production

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-86

  Lina, G ^a,d   Fleer, A ^b   Etienne, J ^a   Greenland, T B ^c   Vandenesch, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^d EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Interleukin 1 ; Interleukin 6; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOCYTE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0030047036     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-8244(95)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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