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Toxic Shock Syndrome

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a life-threatening systemic disease caused by exotoxin superantigens produced by Staphylococcus aureus or group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) (Table 14-1).

TABLE 14-1

TREATMENT OF TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROMES

IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; TSST-1, toxic shock syndrome toxin 1.

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Source: Ancha S., Auberle C., Cash D., Harsh M., Hickman J., Kounga C.. The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 37th edition, LWW, 2022. —1250p.. 1250
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