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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 : Treatment (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Any foreign materials, such as tampons, vaginal sponges, or nasal packing, will be removed. Sites of infection (such as a surgical wound) will be drained. The goal of treatment is to maintain important body functions. This may include: Antibiotics...• 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 - Treatment -- Mayo Clinic
Toxic shock syndrome - MayoClinic.com. Toxic shock syndrome is a life-threatening infection often associated with the use of superabsorbent tampons. If you develop toxic shock syndrome, you'll likely be hospitalized and need antibiotics.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=8D17EAE9-4A6B-4802-B812557A34C301...

5. Toxic shock syndrome -- Information from Harvard Medical School
Shock and other life-threatening symptoms of toxic shock syndrome can develop suddenly. Toxic shock syndrome is a rare, life-threatening illness triggered by certain bacteria (group A streptococcal and.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/23816.html#treat

6. Streptococcal Toxic-Shock Syndrome
Finally, new concepts in the treatment of streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome are discussed. Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for Toxic shock syndrome. Such dramatic cases have been defined as streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol1no3/stevens.htm

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