Staphylococcus aureus--toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 antibody titers in serum of German women

In a prospective study the distribution of Toxic-1 (TSST-1) antibody titers was proved by 236 menstruating, tampon using volunteers. They are divided in 7 different age groups. Up to 11% of the volunteers under 25 years had no TSST-1 antibody-titers at all. Over 25 years of age this could be detecte...

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Published inArchives of gynecology Vol. 237; no. 4; p. 229
Main Authors Loch, E G, Crass, B A, Bergdoll, M S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.01.1986
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Antibodies, Bacterial - analysis
Bacterial Toxins
Enterotoxins - immunology
Female
Germany
Humans
Shock, Septic - immunology
Staphylococcus aureus - immunology
Superantigens
Germany
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Summary:In a prospective study the distribution of Toxic-1 (TSST-1) antibody titers was proved by 236 menstruating, tampon using volunteers. They are divided in 7 different age groups. Up to 11% of the volunteers under 25 years had no TSST-1 antibody-titers at all. Over 25 years of age this could be detected. In the group over 40 years of age 98% were found with antibody-titers up than 1:100. So it may be suggested that there is no general causal relationship between any type of tampon on TSS.
ISSN:0170-9925
DOI:10.1007/BF02133785