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Review
. 1999 Jun;13(2):387-96, ix.
doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70081-7.

Structure and function of streptococcal and staphylococcal superantigens in septic shock

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Structure and function of streptococcal and staphylococcal superantigens in septic shock

J Bannan et al. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1999 Jun.

Abstract

The pyrogenic exotoxins of Group A Streptococci and enterotoxins of Staphylococcus aureus constitute a family of related toxins that acts as "superantigens" because of their ability to stimulate large numbers of T-cell subsets. These toxins have been implicated in gastrointestinal food poisoning, toxic shock syndromes, Gram-positive sepsis, and, possibly, septic shock. There is increasing evidence that Gram-positive infections frequently coexist in septic shock and that bacterial superantigens play a major role.

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