<prompt> Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is caused byHemolysinCoagulaseEnterotoxinEpidermolytic toxin  <response>: Exfoliative epidermolytic toxin, also known as ET or exfoliatin, is responsible for staphylococcal scalded skin syndromeSSS, an exfoliative skin disease in which the outer layer of the epidermis gets separated from the underlying tissues. The severe form of SSS is known as Ritters disease in the newborn and toxic epidermal necrolysis in older patients. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology; Ananthanarayanan and Panicker; 10th Edition; Page No: 204 