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  • Title: [Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus in vaginal smears].
    Author: Dickgiesser N, Brombacher A, Wiest W.
    Journal: Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd; 1987 Feb; 47(2):104-6. PubMed ID: 3569835.
    Abstract:
    21 Staphylococcus aureus strains were isolated from 391 vaginal swabs. This corresponds to a frequency of 5.3%. In females using tampons this frequency was 7%, in users of napkins 2.4%. 2 out of these 21 S. aureus strains produced toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1). Both strains originated from women using tampons. Therefore, 5 out of 1000 women must be expected to carry TSST-1-producing S. aureus strains within their vagina.
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