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Toxic Shock Syndrome: A Literature Review [PDF]
AntibioticsToxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare, life-threatening, toxin-mediated infectious process linked, in the vast majority of cases, to toxin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes.
Enora Atchade +4 more
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Toxic shock syndrome associated with menstrual cup use
IDCases, 2021 Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome is a rare but life-threatening condition. It occurs when Staphylococcus aureus bacteria colonizing the vagina of a healthy woman, produce toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 activating the immune system and leading to ...
Hind El Soufi +3 more
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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in the intensive care unit
Annals of Intensive Care, 2018 The streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a severe complication associated with invasive infections by group A streptococci. In spite of medical progresses in the care of patients with septic shock during the last decades, this condition has remained ...
Marylin Schmitz +3 more
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Paeniclostridium sordelli toxic shock syndrome after a septic abortion – A case report [PDF]
IDCasesPaeniclostridium sordellii is a highly virulent, spore-forming, Gram-positive anaerobe responsible for life-threatening infections, including endocarditis, myositis, and toxic shock syndrome.
Greeshmasree Kambam, Robbert Crusio
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Use of Hemadsorption in a Case of Pediatric Toxic Shock Syndrome
Case Reports in Critical Care, 2017 Background. Toxic shock syndrome is a potentially fatal toxin-mediated disease. The role of toxins in this clinical entity made us hypothesize that extracorporeal blood purification with CytoSorb® could play a beneficial role in the clinical management ...
Andrea Berkes +8 more
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IDCases, 2017 Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been spreading worldwide, including in Japan. However, few cases of toxic shock syndrome caused by Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have been reported in ...
Ryuichi Sada +2 more
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Tattoo-associated toxic shock syndrome: a case report [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but life-threatening complication occasionally reported after tattooing. Case presentation : A 29-year-old Japanese man was admitted to Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan, in early spring 2025, one
Takuya Kubo +5 more
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Toxic shock syndrome secondary to Group A Streptococcus infection: A case report [PDF]
Case Reports in Women's HealthToxic shock syndrome secondary to Group A Streptococcus infection is a rare but serious cause of women's morbidity and mortality which can easily be misdiagnosed.
Lara Strakian, Sonal Karia
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BMJ Case Reports, 2015 A 30-year-old healthy man, on awakening, experienced shaking chill, general malaise and generalised redness on the skin. The previous day, he had been bitten on the right mandible by mosquitoes (figure 1). On admission, his temperature was 40.1°C, pulse rate 140 bpm, blood pressure 80/50 mm Hg, respiratory rate 40/min, oxygen saturation 100% (10-L ...
Ryota, Inokuchi +3 more
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The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2022 Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: Distinguishing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Kawasaki disease (KD), and toxic shock syndrome (TSS) can be challenging ...
Shana Godfred-Cato +23 more
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