title: Necrotizing enterocolitis in a married couple due to a staphylococcal toxin.
abstract: A married couple affected by necrotizing enterocolitis is described. Both had the same toxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus which was considered to be responsible for the necrotizing enterocolitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. RJ.Lieverse@zca.nl
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lieverse
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Hooft
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fedder
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Heilmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents