Comparison of cotton and rayon/cotton tampons for efficacy of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 production

J Infect Dis. 1996 May;173(5):1289-91. doi: 10.1093/infdis/173.5.1289.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Toxins*
  • Cellulose
  • Enterotoxins / biosynthesis*
  • Gossypium
  • Shock, Septic
  • Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism*
  • Superantigens*
  • Tampons, Surgical*
  • Textiles

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Enterotoxins
  • Superantigens
  • enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal
  • Cellulose
  • rayon, purified