Increasing incidence of toxic shock syndrome in the 1970s.
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Toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome is an acute febrile illness with mucocutaneous manifestations and multisystem involvement, often associated with focal staphylococcal infection. Although Todd originally described the disorder in children,' with a subsequent report of childhood toxic shock syndrome,2 publicity given to the disorder in relation to menstruation and tampon use has resulted in its being conside...
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In the past 10 years, we have learned much about TSS and S. aureus and its toxins. A number of important biologic principles have been reemphasized in this first decade of TSS research: S. aureus is a very complex organism, one not likely to yield quick answers; in vitro observations must always be confirmed in the patient; animal models may not always be reliable replicates of human disease; a...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.76.5.566