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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 (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
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 (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
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

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4. Toxic shock syndrome - MayoClinic.com
Other risk factors for toxic shock syndrome include skin wounds and surgery. You can take steps to reduce your risk of toxic shock syndrome. Toxic shock syndrome - MayoClinic.com. Toxic shock syndrome Comprehensive overview covers symptoms,...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/toxic-shock-syndrome/DS00221

5. Postgraduate Medicine: Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome
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.
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/10_01/issa.htm

6. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Toxic shock syndrome
(A similar syndrome, called toxic shock like syndrome (TSLS), can be caused by. Toxic shock syndrome is a severe disease that involves fever, shock. Toxic shock syndrome. TSS; Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000653.htm

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