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Toxic shock syndrome

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, Edit Szikszay, János Kappelmayer, Adrienne Kerényi, Tamás Szabó, László Ujhelyi, Krisztina Bari, György Balla, József Balla   +8 more
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Waterhouse friderichsen syndrome in a case of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2016
Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare and potentially fatal multi system dysfunction. The syndrome occurs primarily due to TSS Toxin-1 (TSS-1) liberated by Staphylococcus aureus (SA).
Devdeep Mukherjee, Prabhas Prasun Giri, Suman Poddar   +2 more
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Interaction of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 and Enterotoxin A on T Cell Proliferation and TNFα Secretion in Human Blood Mononuclear Cells

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1999
BACKGROUND: The majority of menstrual toxic shock syndrome (MTSS) cases are caused by a single clone of Staphylococcus aureus that produces both toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) and staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA).
Monica L De Boer, Winnie WS Kum, Anthony W Chow   +2 more
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Síndrome do choque tóxico por Streptococcus pyogenes.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2011
Recently there has been an exponential increase in invasive infections caused by Streptococcus ß hemolyticus group A. In about one third of cases they are complicated by toxic shock syndrome, characterized by septic shock and multiorgan failure.
Rui Antunes, Marco Diogo, Alexandre Carvalho, Teresa Pimentel, José Oliveira   +4 more
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Detection of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 among Children Undergoing Surgical Operations

مجلة كلية الطب, 2017
Background: Toxic-shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute onset; multiorgan disease caused mainly by Toxic-shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) producing Staphylococcus aureus strains.Testing for TSST-1 or anti-TSST-1 antibodies in the clinical setting may help to ...
Abdul-Razak Sh. Hasan, Asmaa H. Hwaid, Zainab H. Mahdy   +2 more
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The Association Between Onset of Staphylococcal Non-menstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome With Inducibility of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 Production

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Non-menstrual toxic shock syndrome (non-mTSS) is a life-threatening disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains producing superantigens, such as staphylococcal enterotoxins A, B, C, and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1).
Yusuke Taki, Yusuke Taki, Shinya Watanabe, Yusuke Sato’o, Xin-Ee Tan, Hisaya K. Ono, Kotaro Kiga, Yoshifumi Aiba, Teppei Sasahara, Aa Haeruman Azam, Kanate Thitiananpakorn, Srivani Veeranarayanan, Feng-Yu Li, Yuancheng Zhang, Tomofumi Kawaguchi, Sarah Hossain, Maniruzzaman, Dong-Liang Hu, Longzhu Cui   +18 more
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Group B Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome and covR/S Mutations Revisited

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Gene mutations in the virulence regulator CovR/S of group A Streptococcus play a substantial role in the pathogenesis of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.
Parham Sendi, Muad Abd el Hay, Claudia M. Brandt, Barbara Spellerberg   +3 more
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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in an adolescent

Медицинский совет, 2022
A  special form of  streptococcal infection is streptococcal toxic shock syndrome  (STS), characterized by rapid development of symptoms and high mortality. Patient O., 14 years old, was taken to the infectious diseases department of OGAUZ DBNo. 1 by the
N. A. Ryzhakova, T. S. Krivonogova, E. V. Golikova, V. A. Zhelev, E. V. Loshkova, A. A. Terentyeva, A. L. Solnyshko, T. V. Vaganova, T. S. Liulka   +8 more
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: Life Saving Role of Peritoneal Lavage and Drainage

, 2016
Purpose We encountered a case where an infection with group A streptococcus (GAS; ie, Streptococcus pyogenes ) initially caused primary peritonitis and then subsequently caused streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. The patient's life was likely saved by an
Tomonori Kasai, Megumi Yokota, Minako Yokoyama, Asami Ito, Yohshiro Nitobe, Takashi Ozaki, Daisuke Matsukura, Yoshihito Yokoyama, Akiko Morikawa, Shinji Tsutsumi, Fumie Oyama   +10 more
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