Matsuda Y, Kato H, Yamada R, Okano H, Ohta H, Imanishi K, Kikuchi K, Totsuka K, Uchiyama T. Early and definitive diagnosis of toxic shock syndrome by detection of marked expansion of
T-cell-receptor VBeta2-positive T cells.
Emerg Infect Dis 2003;
9:387-9. [PMID:
12643839 PMCID:
PMC2958545 DOI:
10.3201/eid0903.020360]
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Abstract
We describe two cases of early toxic shock syndrome, caused by the superantigen produced from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and diagnosed on the basis of an expansion of T-cell-receptor VBeta2-positive T cells. One case-patient showed atypical symptoms. Our results indicate that diagnostic systems incorporating laboratory techniques are essential for rapid, definitive diagnosis of toxic shock syndrome.
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