EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2001; 7 (1-2): 121-127
in En
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ABSTRACT
We describe here an inhibitor of Staphylococcus aureus exfoliative toxin. The toxin was extracted from an S. aureus strain isolated from a case of staphylococcus scalded skin syndrome. The activity of the toxin was compared in tryptic soy broth and brain heart infusion broth. Both supported growth of S. aureus but the culture filtrate of brain heart infusion broth lacked exfoliative toxin activity. Furthermore it appeared to contain a substance that neutralized the action of exfoliative toxin. This suggests the possibility of a treatment for staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome and bullous impetigo
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Index:
IMEMR
Main subject:
Phosphatidylcholines
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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
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Antitoxins
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Bacteriological Techniques
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Exfoliatins
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Impetigo
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Mice
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2001