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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 +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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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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Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxin L [PDF]
, 2003 Staphylococcus aureus causes a wide variety of diseases. Major virulence factors of this organism include enterotoxins (SEs) that cause both food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome.
Bohach, G. A. +11 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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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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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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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1988 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
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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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