title: Antibodies against toxic shock syndrome toxin no. 1 (TSST-1) in Poland.
abstract: A total of 174 sera from healthy Polish individuals of different age groups were tested for TSST-1 antibody by the micro-ELISA method. Over 90% of sera contained the antibody with titres equal to above 1:10(2), even in children and adolescents. The data suggest that the majority of the Polish population acquires TSST-1-antibody during early childhood, whereas a small portion of the population seems to remain anti-TSST-1-negative.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Medical Academy, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bulanda
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kunstmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mauff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurek
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pulverer
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Heczko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D001782:Blood Donors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology*; D018089:Superantigens
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D018089:Superantigens; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal