Probable enterotoxin-associated toxic shock syndrome caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis

BACKGROUND: We describe a case of a toxic shock-like syndrome in a child, which was associated with Staphylococcus epidermidis instead of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes, the usual causes of toxic shock syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was an 8-year-old boy who developed a to...

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Autores principales: Pomputius, William F., Kilgore, Samuel H., Schlievert, Patrick M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9989563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36882717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-03914-5

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