Laboratory Exposures to Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B

Staphylococcal enterotoxins are 23- to 29-kDa polypeptides in the bacterial superantigen protein family. Clinical symptoms from intoxication with staphylococcal enterotoxins vary by exposure route. Ingestion results in gastrointestinal symptoms, and inhalation results in fever as well as pulmonary a...

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Main Authors: Janice M. Rusnak, Mark G. Kortepeter, Robert Ulrich, Mark Poli, Ellen Boudreau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/9/04-0250_article