Co-production of staphylococcal enterotoxin A with toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) enhances TSST-1 mediated mortality in a D-galactosamine sensitized mouse model of lethal shock

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 61-70

  De Boer, Monica L ^a   Kum, Winnie W S ^a   Pang, Liwina T Y ^a   Chow, Anthony W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Animal model; Staphylococcal enterotoxin A; Superantigens; Toxic shock syndrome toxin 1

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSAMINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN A; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; MARTES PENNANTI; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032781813     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1999.0282     Document Type: Article

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