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1. Health Tip: Avoiding Toxic Shock Syndrome - US News and World Report
Change tampons frequently and follow package instructions
2. Toxic shock syndrome : Causes, incidence, and risk factors
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Toxic shock syndrome is caused by a toxin produced by certain types of Staphylococcus bacteria. A similar syndrome, called toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS), can be caused by Streptococcal bacteria. Although the earliest described cases of toxic sh...• Reviewer: D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
3. Toxic Shock Syndrome
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Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an uncommon but potentially serious illness that occurs when poisonous substances (toxins) produced by certain bacteria enter the bloodstream. The toxins cause a type of blood poisoning caused by staphylococcal, or le...• Author: Paula Ford-Martin, Rebecca J. Frey PhD Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
4. Postgraduate Medicine: Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome
The incidence of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) has decreased steadily since the 1980s, when it was first linked with use of superabsorbent tampons by menstruating women. Staphylococcal enterotoxin B and toxic-shock syndrome toxin-1... http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/10_01/issa.htm
5. Toxic Shock is a Nightmare: The Story of a Survivor
It is in their power to reduce the incidence of tampon-related Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) in women. Toxic Shock Syndrome has robbed her of the full use of her body and she is still occasionally rushed to the hospital with one or another... http://www.web.net/terrafemme/cashnightmare.htm
6. eMedicine - Toxic Shock Syndrome : Article by Dane Salandy
exotoxin B, SPEB, streptococcal TSS, staphylococcal TSS, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome. [Medline] Tintinalli JE Toxic shock syndrome and toxic shock-like syndrome. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic600.htm |
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