title: [IgG antibodies to toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) in human sera].
abstract: IgG antibodies against toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) in 2002 human sera were determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results indicate a very early common exposure to TSST-1 in German males and females. The antibody titers are increasing up to the age of 20. They continue to increase further from the mid-thirties, reaching a peak level in the mid-fifties. Toxic shock syndrome is rarely described in Germany. It is possible, therefore, that most of the infections with TSST-1 producing S. aureus are of a subclinical nature. An atypical, less dramatic course than the commonly known toxic shock syndrome is also discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000276:immunology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology; D018089:Superantigens
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D018089:Superantigens; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal
vernacular_title: IgG-Antikörper gegen das Toxic shock Syndrom Toxin-1 (TSST-1) in Humanseren.