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J Clin Microbiol. 1986 November; 24(5): 809-811

Antibodies to staphylococcal enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 in sera of patients and healthy people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

ABSTRACT

Sera from 33 persons with staphylococcal infections and from 37 healthy persons were surveyed for the presence of antibody to staphylococcal enterotoxins A, B, C, D, and E and toxic shock syndrome toxin 1. Thirty-one (93.9%) of the patients and 35 (94.6%) of the control group had antibodies to one or more of the enterotoxins. The numbers of patients with antibody to the enterotoxins were as follows: A, 8; B, 9; C, 7; D, 17; E, 21; and toxic shock syndrome toxin 1, 11. The numbers of healthy individuals with antibody to the enterotoxins were as follows: A, 6; B, 12; C, 8; D, 27; E, 21; and toxic shock syndrome toxin 1, 9.

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