Abstract
Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) was first described in seven children aged 8-17 years by Todd et al. in 1978 [1]. It shortly thereafter became well known as an illness of menstruating women who used tampons [2, 3]. The syndrome is characterized by rapid onset of fever, hypotension, and multisystem failure with desquamating rash occurring in convalescence [4]. The majority of early cases reported were menstrually associated (MTSS) but this has been changing with an increasing proportion of cases non-menstrually associated (NMTSS) [5].
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Infectious Diseases in Critical Care |
| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Pages | 263-270 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783540344056 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2007 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
Cite this
Toxic shock syndromes. / Laupland, K. B.; Davies, Herbert Dele.
Infectious Diseases in Critical Care. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. p. 263-270.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
}
TY - CHAP
T1 - Toxic shock syndromes
AU - Laupland, K. B.
AU - Davies, Herbert Dele
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) was first described in seven children aged 8-17 years by Todd et al. in 1978 [1]. It shortly thereafter became well known as an illness of menstruating women who used tampons [2, 3]. The syndrome is characterized by rapid onset of fever, hypotension, and multisystem failure with desquamating rash occurring in convalescence [4]. The majority of early cases reported were menstrually associated (MTSS) but this has been changing with an increasing proportion of cases non-menstrually associated (NMTSS) [5].
AB - Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) was first described in seven children aged 8-17 years by Todd et al. in 1978 [1]. It shortly thereafter became well known as an illness of menstruating women who used tampons [2, 3]. The syndrome is characterized by rapid onset of fever, hypotension, and multisystem failure with desquamating rash occurring in convalescence [4]. The majority of early cases reported were menstrually associated (MTSS) but this has been changing with an increasing proportion of cases non-menstrually associated (NMTSS) [5].
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84891975896&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84891975896&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-34406-3_25
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-34406-3_25
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783540344056
SP - 263
EP - 270
BT - Infectious Diseases in Critical Care
PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ER -