TY - JOUR
T1 - Toxic shock syndrome Staphylococcus aureus
T2 - Effect of tampons on toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 production
AU - Schlievert, Patrick M.
AU - Blomster, Debra A.
AU - Kelly, Julia A.
PY - 1984/11
Y1 - 1984/11
N2 - Tampons were tested for effect on growth and production of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 by Staphylococcus aureus. Under good growth conditions, regular absorbency tampons had little effect on bacterial growth and inhibited toxin production two- to four-fold. In contrast, higher absorbency tampons had three different effects: 1) some tampons had no effect on bacterial growth but inhibited toxin production; 2) many tampons inhibited both growth and toxin production; 3) one tampon inhibited growth but increased exotoxin per cell. These effects were independent of degree of saturation of the tampons and were observed at incubation times of six, 12, and 18 hours. In no instance was the production of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 per milliliter increased in the presence of tampons when compared with control.
AB - Tampons were tested for effect on growth and production of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 by Staphylococcus aureus. Under good growth conditions, regular absorbency tampons had little effect on bacterial growth and inhibited toxin production two- to four-fold. In contrast, higher absorbency tampons had three different effects: 1) some tampons had no effect on bacterial growth but inhibited toxin production; 2) many tampons inhibited both growth and toxin production; 3) one tampon inhibited growth but increased exotoxin per cell. These effects were independent of degree of saturation of the tampons and were observed at incubation times of six, 12, and 18 hours. In no instance was the production of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 per milliliter increased in the presence of tampons when compared with control.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 6436761
AN - SCOPUS:0021751806
SN - 0029-7844
VL - 64
SP - 666
EP - 671
JO - Obstetrics and gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 5
ER -