Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Specific Investigations
Isolating Staphylococcus aureus from children with suspected staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is not clinically useful.
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Failure to isolate ET-producing S. aureus from affected skin does not exclude the diagnosis of SSSS.