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Kawasaki Disease and Toxic Shock Syndrome—At Last the Etiology is Clear?

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Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children

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The Gram-positive bacteria S. aureus and group A streptococci (GAS) are common causes of colonization or infection. Diseases associated with S. aureus infection range from superficial skin infections, such as impetigo and furuncles, at one end of the spectrum to pyogenic abscesses, endocarditis, bone and joint infection, and toxic shock syndrome (TSS) at the other extreme. Similarly, infection with GAS ranges from pharyngitis to streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS) (Cunningham, 2000).

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Andrew J. Pollard

  2. Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    George H. McCracken Jr.

  3. University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

    Adam Finn

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Curtis, N. (2004). Kawasaki Disease and Toxic Shock Syndrome—At Last the Etiology is Clear?. In: Pollard, A.J., McCracken, G.H., Finn, A. (eds) Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 549. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8993-2_26

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