title: Lung and pharyngeal abscess caused by enterotoxin G- and I-producing Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: We report a particularly serious case of extensive meticillin sensitive Staphylococcal lung and pharyngeal abscess. Our patient had no significant risk factors for severe infection. The detection of enterotoxin G and I here suggest that when present together, these toxins work synergistically to produce a more virulent strain of Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Department, Royal London Hospital, Barts and the London NHS Trust, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB, UK. snovelend@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hattotuwa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teare
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018089:Superantigens; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014774:Virulence; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins; D018089:Superantigens; D037521:Virulence Factors; C419397:enterotoxin G, staphylococcal; C419398:enterotoxin I, staphylococcal