Development and evaluation of detection systems for staphylococcal exfoliative toxin A responsible for scalded-skin syndrome

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2050-2054

  Ladhani, S ^a   Robbie, S ^a   Garratt, R C ^a   Chapple, D S ^a   Joannou, C L ^a   Evans, R W ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXFOLIATIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALPHA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXFOLIATINS; HUMANS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035009629     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2050-2054.2001     Document Type: Article

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