Volume 9, Number 3, March 2003

Early and Definitive Diagnosis of Toxic Shock Syndrome by Detection of Marked Expansion of T-Cell-Receptor Vβ2-Positive T Cells

Yoshio Matsuda,* Hidehito Kato,* Ritsuko Yamada,* Hiroya Okano,* Hiroaki Ohta,* Ken’ichi Imanishi,* Ken Kikuchi,* Kyouichi Totsuka,* and Takehiko Uchiyama*
*Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Figure. Results of T-cell–receptor Vβ2 positive T cells in two women with Toxic Shock Syndrome. The percentages of Vβ2⁺ CD4⁺ cells (left panel) and Vβ2+ CD8+ T cells (right panel) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells were determined after admission. Patient 1 (open circles) and patient 2 (closed circles) refer to the same cases as in the text and Table ; ● represents mean±standard deviation in healthy adults (four men and three women).

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