Recurrent Nonmenstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Recurrent nonmenstrual toxic shock syndrome: clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment.
We report 3 cases of recurrent nonmenstrual toxic shock syndrome (TSS) and review the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment. The primary sites of infection were the genital tract (in a patient who underwent cesarean delivery), the upper respiratory tract, and a breast abscess. In all 3 patients, the initial illness was not recognized to be TSS; only after development of recurrent il...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/320170