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Antibodies against toxic shock syndrome toxin no. 1 (TSST-1) in Poland
M Bulanda1, G Kunstmann, G Mauff
1Institute of Microbiology, Medical Academy, Krakow, Poland.
Zentralblatt Fur Bakteriologie, Mikrobiologie, Und Hygiene. Series A, Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Parasitology
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
A total of 174 sera from healthy Polish individuals of different age groups were tested for TSST-1 antibody by the micro-ELISA method. Over 90% of sera contained the antibody with titres equal to above 1:10(2), even in children and adolescents. The data suggest that the majority of the Polish population acquires TSST-1-antibody during early childhood, whereas a small portion of the population seems to remain anti-TSST-1-negative.