Bacteremic nonmenstrual staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome associated with enterotoxins A and C.
We report a case of bacteremic nonmenstrual staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) producing staphylococcal enterotoxins A and C. The bloodstream isolation of Staphylococcus aureus, as well as the production of enterotoxins A and C, are unusual as separate entities, and distinctly uncommon when found together.
Czachor
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA. john.czachor@wright.edu
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D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007369:Interferon Inducers; D008875:Middle Aged; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*
D004768:Enterotoxins; D007369:Interferon Inducers; C026066:enterotoxin A, Staphylococcal; C034959:enterotoxin C, staphylococcal