Bacterial toxins and sudden unexpected death in a young child

被引：13

作者：

Bentley, AJ

Zorgani, AA

Blackwell, CC

Weir, DM

Busuttil, A

机构：

[1] UNIV EDINBURGH,SCH MED,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,EDINBURGH EH8 9AG,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND

[2] UNIV EDINBURGH,SCH MED,FORENS MED UNIT,EDINBURGH EH8 9AG,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND

来源：

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL | 1997年 / 88卷 / 02期

关键词：

toxic shock syndrome toxin-1; parainfluenza virus; sudden death;

D O I：

10.1016/S0379-0738(97)00067-4

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

0301 ; 10 ;

摘要：

The sudden unexpected death of a six year old child following an upper respiratory tract infection is reported. Laboratory investigations revealed the presence of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) in samples of brain tissue. The significance of this finding is discussed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.

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页码：141 / 146

页数：6

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