Current Aspects of Bacterial Enterotoxins

Cardiovascular and Vomiting Responses to a Lethal Intravenous Dose of Staphyloenterotoxin A in Rhesus Monkeys

“…In the United States, staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) is most frequently (90 %) associated with this clinical disturbance [2]. Vomiting and diarrhea are the most common manifestations of gastrointestinal enterotoxemia in man [13] and monkeys [6,10]. Highly purified SEB produces classical food poisoning symptoms when administered by the oral route.…”