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Toxic shock syndrome with a cytokine storm caused by Staphylococcus simulans: a case report

BACKGROUND: Exotoxins secreted from Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes act as superantigens that induce systemic release of inflammatory cytokines and are a common cause of toxic shock syndrome (TSS). However, little is known about TSS caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) a...

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Autores principales: Goda, Ken, Kenzaka, Tsuneaki, Hoshijima, Masahiko, Yachie, Akihiro, Akita, Hozuka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7789174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33407229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05731-y