Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a recognised clinical entity that affects primarily the very young and, in rare cases, the very old or the immunocompromised. Koch's postulates have been fulfilled in that: (i) Staphylococcus aureus is isolated from every case; (ii) S. aureus can reproduce the syndrome in an experimental animal model; (iii) a specific extracellular toxin can reproduce the syndrome;...

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