Effect of tampon composition on production of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 by Staphylococcus aureus in vitro

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 98-103

  Parsonnet, Jeffrey ^a   Modern, Paul A ^a   Giacobbe, Kristine D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; POLYESTER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN;

ARTICLE; COTTON; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAMPON; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CELLULOSE; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROTOXINS; GOSSYPIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS; TAMPONS, SURGICAL;

EID: 0030069506     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.1.98     Document Type: Article

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