Article: Reports of TSS wane. (toxic shock syndrome)

Article: Concerns regarding toxic shock syndrome on rise
University Wire;  June 29, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... MINNEAPOLIS -- Concern over toxic shock syndrome is higher than it has been since the ... researchers. The study shows that toxic shock syndrome cases reported in the Twin Cities metro ... Five percent of all cases of toxic shock syndrome are fatal, according to the Centers ...

Article: Sinus infections may be a factor in toxic shock ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  July 5, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... factor in about one-fifth of toxic shock syndrome cases in children, according to a ... journals. The hallmark signs of toxic shock syndrome are fever, rash and low blood pressure ... bacteria have also been implicated. Toxic shock syndrome is widely recognized as a disease associated ...

Article: Toxic shock syndrome may be on rise, experts say.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  December 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... t yet born when tampons and toxic shock syndrome were linked in 1980, sickening hundreds ... boxes warning of toxic shock. Toxic shock syndrome, Kourtney's mother believed, went ... The cause, most likely, was toxic shock syndrome, said Santa Clara County, Calif ...

Article: Study results from University of Minnesota, Medical Department ...
Biotech Week;  February 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... overwhelming cytokine production, which lead to toxic shock syndrome. Staphylococcus aureus superantigen toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 is a major cause of menstrual toxic shock syndrome." "In general, superantigen-secreting S. aureus ...

Article: Toxic-shock syndrome - United States.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report;  June 6, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... recognized illness known as toxic-shock syndrome (1) have recently been reported to ... University of Colorado, Denver. Toxic-shock syndrome typically begins suddenly with high ... Epidemiology, CDC. Editorial Note: Toxic-shock syndrome is a serious disease of unknown etiology ...

Article: Toxic Shock Syndrome
U*X*L Complete Health Resource;      700+ words ...TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME DEFINITION Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an uncommon, but potentially serious, illness ... between this kind of tampon and TSS. DESCRIPTION Toxic shock syndrome first came to public attention in the 1970s when thousands ...

Article: A quick diagnosis of toxic shock syndrome is ...
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week;  December 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... A quick diagnosis of toxic shock syndrome is critical for avoiding mortality. "Toxic-shock-syndrome (TSS) is an acute febrile, exanthematous ... caused by toxins such as toxic-shock-syndrome-toxine-1 (TSST-1) and other ...