Staphylococcal exanthematous disease in a newborn due to a virulent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain containing the TSST-1 gene in Europe: an alert for neonatologists.
We report a case of staphylococcal exanthematous disease in a newborn due to a toxic shock syndrome toxin 1- and SEC-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain and alert neonatologists to the probable emergence in France of the neonatal toxic shock syndrome-like exanthematous disease in newborns previously described in Japan. We advise neonatologists to pay careful attention to clinical parameters and to prescribe appropriate tests: platelet count, serum C-reactive protein concentration, and Vbeta2-positive T-cell counts.
van der Mee-Marquet
Nathalie
N
Relais Régional d'Hygiène Hospitalière du Centre, Hôpital Trousseau, Tours, France. n.vandermee@chu-tours.fr
Lina
Gérard
G
Quentin
Roland
R
Yaouanc-Lapalle
Hélène
H
Fièvre
Christine
C
Takahashi
Naoto
N
Etienne
Jerome
J
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005060:Europe; D005076:Exanthema / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009359:Neonatology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018089:Superantigens; D014774:Virulence
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D018089:Superantigens; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal