Familial outbreak of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 578-579

  Ladhani, Shamez ^a   Newson, Timothy ^a  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exfoliative toxins; Familial outbreak; Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034126565     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200006000-00021     Document Type: Article

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