dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorDe Magalhães Lopes, Carlos Alberto
dc.creatorDias, Rogerio
dc.creatorOliveira, Silvio Luis
dc.creatorBergdoll, Merlin S.
dc.date2014-05-27T11:18:20Z
dc.date2016-10-25T18:14:53Z
dc.date2014-05-27T11:18:20Z
dc.date2016-10-25T18:14:53Z
dc.date1997-12-01
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T00:51:17Z
dc.date.available2017-04-06T00:51:17Z
dc.identifierRevista de Microbiologia, v. 28, n. 2, p. 85-89, 1997.
dc.identifier0001-3714
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/65345
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/65345
dc.identifier2-s2.0-2442443043
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/887079
dc.descriptionA study of 215 women from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Botucatu, Brazil, was conducted to reveal possible clues why toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is seldom diagnosed in Brazil. Of the 215 women, 79 were colonized with Staphylococcus aureus either in the nasal passages and/or in the vaginal area, which is comparable to the colonization of individuals in the developed countries Thirteen of the women were colonized with S. aureus that produced toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1), the toxin responsible for the majority of cases of TSS. Eleven strains produced enterotoxin B, the only enterotoxin implicated in TSS, primarily in non-menstrual TSS. Enterotoxin A was produced by 15 strains and is commonly associated with the production of TSST-1, but has not been implicated in TSS. Seven strains produced enterotoxin D and one strain produced enterotoxin C, but these have not been implicated in TSS. Only 9 women used tampons which may be a major reason for the lack of menstrual TSS in Brazil, Only two of the 49 women whose sera were examined for the presence of antibodies to TSST-1 had no or very low antibody titers, the major protection against the development of TSS, both menstrual and non-menstrual TSS. This is a lower percentage than has been observed in the developed countries. Although another possibility for the lack of TSS in Brazil is the failure to recognize the disease, however, the results of this limited study indicate the importance of low usage of tampons and the high percentage of individuals with antibodies to TSST-1. The socioeconomic backgrounds of the participants were of little significance.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationRevista de Microbiologia
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectAntibodies
dc.subjectStaphylococci
dc.subjectTampons
dc.subjectToxic shock syndrome
dc.subjectTSST-1
dc.subjectstaphylococci
dc.subjectStaphylococcus aureus
dc.titleStaphylococcal carriage and antibodies to toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 in Brazilian women
dc.typeOtro


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