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Toxic shock syndrome.

The Queensland nurse, 2023
Todd first described it amongst children in 1978; the toxins were secreted by Staphylococcus aureus. Subsequently it was found to be associated with tampon use in menstruating women and Group A streptococcal infections the streptococcal toxic shock-like ...
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Prognostic factors for streptococcal toxic shock syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To quantify the prognostic effects of demographic and modifiable factors in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.
J. Bartoszko, Zeyad Elias, Paulina Rudziak, Carson K. L. Lo, L. Thabane, D. Mertz, M. Loeb   +6 more
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When All Else Fails: A Rare Case of Postoperative Toxic Shock Syndrome Arising from Surgical Site Infection after Decompressive Neurectomy Successfully Treated with Angiotensin-2

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2021
Toxic shock syndrome is a serious complication of Streptococcus pyogenes or Staphylococcus aureus infections associated with very high morbidity and mortality.
Raghav Chandra, Samuel Gold, Casey Kohler, Jason Valladares, Sara A. Hennessy, Sneha G. Bhat   +5 more
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Glucose Mediates Niche-Specific Repression of Staphylococcus aureus Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 through the Activity of CcpA in the Vaginal Environment

Journal of Bacteriology, 2022
Menstrual toxic shock syndrome (mTSS) is caused by strains of Staphylococcus aureus that overproduce a toxin known as toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1). This work studied how glucose levels in a model vaginal environment could influence the amount of
Karine Dufresne, Vladyslav A. Podskalniy, Christine A. Herfst, Gabrielle F. M. Lovell, I. Lee, Erica N. DeJong, J. McCormick, S. Tuffs   +7 more
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Novel case of an adult with toxic shock syndrome following COVID-19 infection

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020
Purpose: To report a case of an adult who developed toxic shock syndrome following COVID-19 infection. Observations: A 28-year-old female tested positive for COVID-19. 19 days later, she developed a fever, rash and a burning sensation in both eyes.
Yilin Feng, Stephen T. Armenti, Owen R. Albin, Shahzad I. Mian   +3 more
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Toxic Shock Syndrome following Tattooing [PDF]

Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2015
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but life-threatening illness that is mainly caused by toxigenic strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Although TSS is classically known to be associated with tampon use, the number of TSS cases with non-menstrual causes ...
Ki Young Jeong, Kyung Su Kim, Gil Joon Suh, Woon Yong Kwon   +3 more
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A Rare Case of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome [PDF]

Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research, 2020
This article reports a case of 16-day-old male baby with features of cellulitis in the diaper area and shock. Blood culture report of baby and high vaginal swab of mother grew Group A Streptococcus (GAS) and the neonate was diagnosed to have ...
Janani Arul, Poornima Kumar, Lalitha Krishnan   +2 more
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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome with associated necrotising fasciitis necessitating amputation of the lower extremity – A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a severe, invasive and life-threatening infection associated with a high risk of rapid multiorgan failure. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
Thomas Strecker, Christoph Treutlein, Abbas Agaimy, Andreas Wehrfritz   +3 more
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Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Related With SARS-CoV-2: Immunological Similarities With Acute Rheumatic Fever and Toxic Shock Syndrome

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Several studies demonstrated that COVID-19 in children is a relatively mild disease. However, recently a more serious condition characterized by systemic inflammation with clinical or microbiological evidence of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 has been described.
D. Buonsenso, F. Riitano, P. Valentini
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Device-Associated Menstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2020
In the 1980s, menstrual toxic shock syndrome (mTSS) became a household topic, particularly among mothers and their daughters. The research performed at the time, and for the first time, exposed the American public as well as the biomedical community, in ...
P. Schlievert, Catherine C. Davis
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