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Exchange transfusion in a preterm infant with hyperbilirubinemia, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) and sepsis

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Abbreviations

ET :

exfoliative toxins

SSSS :

staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Prof. Megahed, Department of Dermatology, RWTH Aachen, for the immunhistological diagnosis of SSSS and Prof. Witte (Robert-Koch-Institute; National Reference Center for Staphylococci) for detecting exfoliative toxins by PCR.

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  1. Department of General Pediatrics, University Children’s Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Tobias Tenenbaum, Thomas Hoehn, Berit Hadzik, Hans Stannigel, Ertan Mayatepek & Horst Schroten

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Colin R. MacKenzie

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Tenenbaum, T., Hoehn, T., Hadzik, B. et al. Exchange transfusion in a preterm infant with hyperbilirubinemia, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) and sepsis. Eur J Pediatr 166, 733–735 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0291-0

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Keywords

  • Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
  • Sepsis
  • Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Cholestasis
  • Premature infant