Characterization of three Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a 17-year-old female who died of tampon-related toxic shock syndrome

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1974-1977

  Tang, Yi Wei ^a   Himmelfarb, Eric ^a   Wills, Marcia ^a   Stratton, Charles W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCCMEC GENE; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAMPON; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; AXILLA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROTOXINS; EXOTOXINS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS; PHARYNX; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS; VAGINA;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951868106     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00224-10     Document Type: Article

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