Streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome: evidence of superantigen activity and its effects on T lymphocyte subsets in vivo.
Toxic shock-like syndrome is a serious complication of invasive streptococcal disease. The syndrome is believed to be the consequence of exposure to exotoxins produced by the infecting organisms which behave as superantigens. We describe two patients who fulfilled clinical criteria for this syndrome...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Język: | English |
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1994
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