Producibility of exfoliative toxin and staphylococcal coagulase types of staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from skin infections and atopic dermatitis

Dermatology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 6-9

  Kanzaki, H ^a   Ueda, M ^a   Morishita, Y ^a   Akiyama, H ^a   Arata, J ^a   Kanzaki, S ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coagulase types; Exfoliative toxins; Impetigo; Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; EXFOLIATIN;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMAN; IMPETIGO BULLOSA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

EID: 0030876008     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000245676     Document Type: Article

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