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Probable toxic shock toxin isolated
By ANNIKA NILSSON Staff Reporter
Researchers recently have isolated a toxin they think is responsible for toxic shock.
Their study, which will be published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases next month, was made with 75 randomly selected women. Of these some of the women tested were suffering from toxic shock.
The research team at the University of Minnesota identified the toxin in more than 90 percent of the toxic shock cases.
The toxic shock symptoms have not yet been duplicated in animals, but the toxin that the team isolated did cause fever and some of the symptoms in mice, rabbits and chimpanzees.
According to Donald Robertson,
KU professor of microbiology, the
toxin-producing bacteria,
Staphylococcus aureus, occurs
normally on the body and does not
produce a toxin.
The strain causing toxic shock has somehow picked up extra genetic information, which tells the bacteria to produce a toxin. Robertson said.
He said that if the toxin could be isolated and positively identified, it could be used in diagnosing the disease.
He also said that it might be possible to prepare a vaccine for toxic shock once the toxin was isolated.
The isolated toxin would be altered chemically to make a toxoid, which has similar properties but is not toxic. The toxin could also toxidox then could be injected into the
body, which would start producing antibodies. The antibodies would attack and help destroy the Staphylococcus toxin.
Robertson said that there were several toxin-producing Staphylococcus strains and that the toxin involved in toxic shock seemed similar to one involved in scalded skin syndrome.
In the laboratory, the toxin for toxic shock has produced similar skin-layer sniffing. Robertson said
Scaled skin syndrome occurs among bedridden patients in hospitals and nursing homes. The scaled skin toxin causes the layers of skin to separate so that flakes of skin peel off.
However, he said that it seemed to be a different toxin than the scalded syndrome toxin and that several might be involved in toxic shock.
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Kansas will perform at KU
By AMY COLLINS Staff Reporter
For three years SUA has tried to bring Kansas to Lawrence, and they've finally done it.
SUA announced yesterday that the rock group Kansas would perform at 8 p.m. March 8 in Alen Field House. The group will be the focus of Social Events and Beaver Productions.
Duke Devine, SUA special events chairman, said he had worked to bring the group to Lawrence for the past three years. But because of the band's hanged-stage set, the Field House couldn't accommodate it. Devine said that was the case with many big name bands.
"I've been going to shows and going over their techniques and aspects for three years," Devine said. "I've been excited about this and finally the promoter got excited and added a date onto their present tour schedule."
He said the band was scheduled to start a tour March 11 but had designed a new stage set expressly to play here.
"There were a couple of gives on their part," Devine said. "The whole show is adjusted now so they won't have to hang it."
Although the group played in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 17, Devine predicted the Lawrence show would sell out.
"This is the first time since they really made it that they've come to Kansas City. They've played in Kansas City, but they've never really been home."
Tickets for the concert will go on sale at 9 a.m. at the saturday at the SAU box office in the Kansas Union and at all other locations nationwide and $9.50. There is a 50-count discount with a KUID. Devine said there was a 10-ticket limit a person until the line slacked off. In order for students to get into the concert the ticket must be accompanied by a KUID.
SUA will rent camping equipment to people spending Friday night in the ticket line outside the Union.
Faculty nominations due soon
Nominations for Faculty Senate membership on the University Council and the Athletic Board must be filed by 5 p.m. Friday.
The nominations are made by petition and must have signatures of at least five members of the Faculty and Academic Board and the University Council.
They should be filed with Janice Zink,
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There are 13 seats open for election in the University Council, and three open on the Athletic Board.
Unless a letter declining nomination is filed by the nominated faculty member, the nominee will be placed on the ballot for the election in March.
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