Staphylococcus aureus--toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 antibody titers in serum of German women.
In a prospective study the distribution of Toxic-1 (TSST-1) antibody titers was proved by 236 menstruating, tampon using volunteers. They are divided in 7 different age groups. Up to 11% of the volunteers under 25 years had no TSST-1 antibody-titers at all. Over 25 years of age this could be detected. In the group over 40 years of age 98% were found with antibody-titers up than 1:100. So it may be suggested that there is no general causal relationship between any type of tampon on TSS.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000276:immunology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology*; D018089:Superantigens
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D018089:Superantigens; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal