Toxic shock syndrome screening

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overview

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for toxic shock syndrome.

Screening

  • There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for toxic shock syndrome.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. Colbry SL (1992). "A review of toxic shock syndrome: the need for education still exists". Nurse Pract. 17 (9): 39–40, 43, 46. PMID 1328970.
  2. Issa NC, Thompson RL (2001). "Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome. Suspicion and prevention are keys to control". Postgrad Med. 110 (4): 55–6, 59–62. PMID 11675982.
  3. Igarashi H, Fujikawa H, Shingaki M, Bergdoll MS (1986). "Latex agglutination test for staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome toxin 1". J. Clin. Microbiol. 23 (3): 509–12. PMC 268684. PMID 3082921.
  4. Javid Khojasteh V, Rogan MT, Edwards-Jones V, Foster HA (2003). "Detection of antibodies to Staphylococcus aureus Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 using a competitive agglutination inhibition assay". Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 36 (6): 372–6. PMID 12753244.


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