Toxic Shock Syndrome: The Emerging Picture

Editorials1 February 1981Toxic Shock Syndrome: The Emerging PictureKATHRYN N. SHANDS, M.D., BRUCE B. DAN, M.D., GEORGE P. SCHMID, M.D.KATHRYN N. SHANDS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BRUCE B. DAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE P. SCHMID, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-2-264 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNature, in the production of disease, is uniform and consistent, so much so that for the same disease in different persons the symptoms are for the most part the same—Thomas SydenhamA little more than a year has passed since Andrew Dean, the Minnesota State Epidemiologist, first notified the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of five cases of an unusual illness that had occurred in previously healthy young women in his state. Dr. Dean recognized this illness as the same disease described by Todd and associates in a 1978Lancetarticle, "Toxic-Shock Syndrome Associated with Phage Group I Staphylococci" (1)....References1. TODDFISHAUTKAPRALWELCH JMFT. Toxic-shock syndrome associated with phage-group-1 staphylococci. Lancet 1978;2:1116-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. TOFTEWILLIAMS RD. Toxic shock syndrome: clinical and laboratory features in 15 patients. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:149-56. LinkGoogle Scholar3. FISHERGOODPASTUREPETERIEVOTH RHJD. Toxic shock syndrome in menstruating women. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:156-63. LinkGoogle Scholar4. SHANDSSCHMIDDAN KGB. Toxic-shock syndrome in menstruating women: association with tampon use and Staphylococcus aureus and clinical features in 52 cases. N Engl J Med. 1980;303:1436-42. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DAVISCHESNEYWANDLAVENTURE JPPM. Toxic-shock syndrome: epidemiologic features, recurrence, risk factors, and prevention. N Engl J Med. 1980;303:1429-35. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. . Toxic-shock syndrome—United States. Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep. 1980;29:229-30. Google Scholar7. . Follow-up on toxic-shock syndrome—United States. Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep. 1980;29:297-9. Google Scholar8. MCKENNAMEADOWSBREWERWILSONPERRAULT UJNWJ. Toxic shock syndrome, a newly recognized disease entity: report of 11 cases. Mayo Clin Proc. 1980;55:663-72. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. STEVENS F. The occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus infection with a scarlatiniform rash. JAMA. 1927;88:1957-8. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. ARANOWWOOD HW. Staphylococcal infection simulating scarlet fever. JAMA. 1942;119:1491-5. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. MCCLOSKEY R. Scarlet fever and necrotizing fasciitis caused by coagulase-positive hemolytic Staphylococcus aureus, phage type 85. Ann Intern Med. 1973;78:85-7. LinkGoogle Scholar12. FRIEDRICHSIEGESMUND EK. Tampon-associated vaginal ulcerations. Obstet Gynecol. 1980;55:149-56. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Toxic Shock Syndrome Task Force Bacterial Diseases Division Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, Georgia PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByAbsorption of menstrual discharge by tampons inserted during menstruation: quantitative assessment of blood and total fluid contentAbsorption of menstrual discharge by tampons inserted during menstruation: quantitative assessment of blood and total fluid contentToxic shock syndrome: modification and comparison of methods for detecting marker proteins in Staphylococcus aureusToxic shock syndrome: A reviewThe Management of ShockInfectious DiseasesThe spectrum of staphylococcal diseaseToxic-Shock Syndrome in a Young Man with a Pilonidal AbscessPathologic Findings in Twelve Fatal Cases of Toxic Shock SyndromeALLEN LEE PARIS, M.D., M.S., LOREEN A. HERWALDT, M.D., DEBORAH BLUM, M.D., GEORGE P. SCHMID, M.D., KATHRYN N. SHANDS, M.D., CLAIRE V. BROOME, M.D.Predictors of Tampon Use in Adolescents After Media Coverage of Toxic Shock SyndromeCHARLES E. IRWIN Jr., M.D., SUSAN G. MILLSTEIN, M.S.Emerging patterns of tampon use in the adolescent female: the impact of toxic shock syndrome.Absorption of Staphylococcal Toxin in Toxic-Shock SyndromeToxic Shock SyndromeStaphylococcal Toxic Shock SyndromeToxic Shock Syndrome and Epidermal ToxinFRANK A. KAPRAL, PH.D. 1 February 1981Volume 94, Issue 2Page: 264-266KeywordsBacteriophagesEpidemiologyToxic shock syndrome Issue Published: 1 February 1981 PDF DownloadLoading ...