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9780580

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-1
pubmed:abstractText
Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) and enterotoxins are important virulence factors produced by Staphylococcus aureus. It is reported that these toxins are associated with septic shock and toxic shock syndrome. We investigated the toxin production and coagulase types of 701 MRSA strains isolated in Sasebo City General Hospital between 1994 and 1996 TSST-1 or/and enterotoxins were detected in 67% of all MRSA strains, and those were detected in 88% of MRSA strains isolated from blood samples. 45% of all MRSA strains produced both TSST-1 and enterotoxin C, and 70% of MRSA strains obtained from blood produced those toxins. Frequency of TSST-1 or/and enterotoxin production by MRSA strains isolated from blood samples was significantly higher than that by MRSA strains isolated from urine and pharynx (p < 0.05), and frequency of both TSST-1 and enterotoxin C production by MRSA isolates from blood was significantly higher than that by MRSA strains isolated from pharyngeal sample (p < 0.05). This study indicated that investigation of virulence factors produced by MRSA might give the useful information on prevention and treatment of MRSA infection.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0387-5911
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
788-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-12-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
[A study of virulence factors produced by MRSA strains isolated from blood samples].
pubmed:affiliation
Internal Medicine, National Nagasaki Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract