Essays about: "exfoliative toxin"

Found 2 essays containing the words exfoliative toxin.

1. 1. Stafylokocktoxiners betydelse vid pyodermi hos hund

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Malin Kånåhols; [2012]
   Keywords : Staphylococcus pseudintermedius; toxiner; pyodermi; hund; exfolierande toxiner;

   Abstract : Pyodermi är en hudsjukdom hos hundar som orsakas av Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (S. pseudintermedius), tidigare benämdes den S. intermedius. Pyodermi kan ge många olika symptom såsom klåda, håravfall, rodnad, varigt och blodigt exsudat, papler, pustler, sårskorpor och nekrotiserad hud. READ MORE

3. 2. Prevalence of toxin-producing strains and antimicrobial resistance in isolates of Staphylococcus hyicus from pigs with exudative epidermitis and from healthy pigs

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Christina Björklund; [2011]
   Keywords : Staphylococcus hyicus; exudative epidermitis; exfoliative toxin; antimicrobial resistance; prevalence;

   Abstract : Virulent strains of Staphylococcus hyicus produce exfoliative toxins and cause a potentially fatal skin disease in piglets known as exudative epidermitis. Vaccines and antimicrobials are used to control the disease. Antimicrobial resistance and the prevalence of several different toxin genes and toxigenic strains make it problematic. READ MORE