Superantigen-producing bacteria causing toxic shock
SS toxins
Both cross-link MHC II and the T cell receptor and cause massive cytokine release and shock.
Very short; it does not explain the mechanism in detail or other superantigen sources.
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SS toxins. It helps you recall: Superantigen-producing bacteria causing toxic shock.
Streptococcus pyogenes: pyrogenic exotoxins
S: Staphylococcus aureus: TSST-1 and enterotoxins; S: Streptococcus pyogenes: pyrogenic exotoxins.
It belongs to Bacteriology in Microbiology.
Very short; it does not explain the mechanism in detail or other superantigen sources.
Both cross-link MHC II and the T cell receptor and cause massive cytokine release and shock.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Microbiology question about Bacteriology.
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