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Microbiology Systemic Bacteriology Pa 1 (Gram Positive Cocci, Gram Negative Cocci) e0947b56

Which of the following staphylococcal infection is not toxin mediated?

A
Toxic shock syndrome
B
Food poisoning
C
Septic shock
D
Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome
High-Yield Explanation
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome/ Pemphigus neonatorum/Ritter's disease/Localized bullous impetigo Induced by epidermolytic exotoxins(exfoliatin)A and B, which are released by S. aureus -detachment within the epidermal layer, by breaking down the desmosomes. One of the exotoxins is encoded on the bacterial chromosome, while the other is encoded on a plasmid. Septic shock Result of a systemic response to infection or multiple infectious causes. Sepsis may be present, but septic shock may occur without it.

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