Detection of staphylococcal superantigenic toxins by a CD69-specific cytofluorimetric assay measuring T-cell activation

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1042-1045

  Lina, Gerard ^a   Cozon, Grégoire ^b   Ferrandiz, Josette ^b   Greenland, Timothy ^c   Vandenesch, François ^a   Etienne, Jerome ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD69 ANTIGEN; ENTEROTOXIN; EXFOLIATIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; FETAL CALF SERUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TOXEMIA;

EID: 0031896971     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.4.1042-1045.1998     Document Type: Article

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