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 +3 more
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Menstrual Cup-Associated Toxic Shock Syndrome
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020 Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare inflammatory response syndrome associated with an infection by toxigenic strains of Staphylococcus aureus or group A ?-haemolytic Streptococcus.
Christian Neumann +2 more
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Detection of toxic shock toxin (tst) gene in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine milk samples [PDF]
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2017 Staphylococcus aureus is a major causative pathogen of clinical and subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle all over the world. This agent produces a variety of extracellular toxins and virulence factors in-cluding toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1 ...
S. Baniardalan +4 more
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Optic atrophy, necrotizing anterior scleritis and keratitis presenting in association with Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: a case report [PDF]
, 2008 Introduction We report a case of optic atrophy, necrotizing anterior scleritis and keratitis presenting in a patient with Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome.
Konstantinos I Papageorgiou +3 more
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Probable enterotoxin-associated toxic shock syndrome caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis
BMC Pediatrics, 2023 Background We describe a case of a toxic shock-like syndrome in a child, which was associated with Staphylococcus epidermidis instead of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes, the usual causes of toxic shock syndrome.
William F. Pomputius +2 more
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Report of 2 fatal cases of adult necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus agalactiae. [PDF]
, 2000 We describe 2 cases of fatal necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus agalactiae-a rare entity that has been reported in only 9 patients-in 2 nonpregnant adults ...
Ho, PL +4 more
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Pediatric Toxic Shock Syndrome
Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2017 Audience: This scenario was developed to educate emergency medicine residents on the diagnosis and management of a pediatric patient with toxic shock syndrome. The case is also appropriate for teaching of medical students and advanced practice providers,
Jennifer Yee, Andrew King
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Toxic shock syndrome responsive to steroids
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007 Background Toxic Shock Syndrome is a dangerous disease with clinical features mimicking bacterial sepsis. The best management of Toxic Shock Syndrome is not determined.
Vergis Nikhil, Gorard David A
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The effect of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in late pregnancy on antibody levels to staphylococcal toxins in cord blood and breast milk. [PDF]
, 2008 We investigated the effect of carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in the later stages of pregnancy on levels of antibody specific to the S. aureus toxins, staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), staphylococcal enterotoxin C (SEC) and toxic shock syndrome toxin-
Al Madani +37 more
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Interference of the T cell and antigen-presenting cell costimulatory pathway using CTLA4-Ig (abatacept) prevents Staphylococcal enterotoxin B pathology [PDF]
, 2017 Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is a bacterial superantigen that binds the receptors in the APC/T cell synapse and causes increased proliferation of T cells and a cytokine storm syndrome in vivo.
Carter, Alun J +10 more
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