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Toxic Shock Syndrome

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Abstract

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute, multisystem febrile illness caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The currently accepted criteria for confirming a case of Tss include fever, hypotension, a diffuse erythematous macular rash, subsequent desquamation, evidence of multisystem involvement, and lack of evidence of another likely cause of the illness (Table 1).

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Reingold, A.L. (1991). Toxic Shock Syndrome. In: Evans, A.S., Brachman, P.S. (eds) Bacterial Infections of Humans. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1211-7_35

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