Extreme pyrexia and rapid death due to Staphylococcus aureus infection: analysis of 2 cases.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe unusual Staphylococcus aureus infections in 2 patients. The infections were characterized by extreme pyrexia and rapid death. Both causative organisms produced a deletion mutant form of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 and variant enterotoxin C, which may have caused pyrexia and death.
Medical subject headings
- Fever
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus aureus