Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1-mediated exanthematous disease in a burned infant

Pediatrics International

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 403-405

  Sato, Atsuo ^a,b   Nakano, Yusuke ^a   Inaba, Aya ^a   Fukushima, Ryosuke ^a   Ito, Michiru ^a   Shiga, Kentaro ^a   Sugai, Kazuko ^a   Sakon, Takuma ^a   Tateishi, Itaru ^a   Funabiki, Tetsunori ^a  

^a Fujisawa Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Neonatal toxic shock syndrome like exanthematous disease; Toxic shock syndrome; Toxic shock syndrome toxin 1; Words burns

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFAZOLIN; PANIPENEM PLUS BETAMIPRON; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1;

ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHEMA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN TOXICITY; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; BURNS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXANTHEMA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS;

EID: 34249014595     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02359.x     Document Type: Article

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