Article
Staphylococcus aureus isogenic mutant, deficient in toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 but not staphylococcal enterotoxin A production, exhibits attenuated virulence in a tampon-associated vaginal infection model of toxic shock syndrome.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Mar 1999
De Boer M L, Kum W W, Chow A W
Abstract excerpt
Since menstrual toxic shock syndrome (MTSS) is associated with a predominant clone of Staphylococcus aureus which produces both toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) and staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA), we sought to clarify the role of TSST-1 in a tampon-associated vaginal infection model in New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits, using isogenic tst+/sea+ S. aureus mutants in which tst was inactivated by allelic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.