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Regional outbreak of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in healthy children
Hyun Jeong Do, Eun Sil Park, Jae Young Lim, Chan Hoo Park, Hyang Ok Woo, Hee Shang Youn, Ji Hyun Seo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(1):48-55.   Published online January 15, 2010
Purpose : Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a relatively uncommon superficial blistering skin disease that is due to Staphylococcus aureus. We had experienced a regional outbreak of SSSS over 3 years in healthy children. Methods : We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of those patients diagnosed as SSSS. Most of neonatal cases were nosocomial infections and excluded from the...