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Tampons

Known as: Tampon 
A plug of absorbent material, e.g. cotton inserted into a body cavity or wound during the surgical intervention to check a flow of blood and arrest… 
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2008
2008
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: Risk Factors for Persistence and Recurrence in Adolescents
2003
2003
Cruel but not unusual punishment: the failure to provide adequate medical treatment to female prisoners in the United States.
1987
1987
Effects of toxic shock syndrome Staphylococcus aureus, endotoxin and tampons in a mouse model.
Synthetic tampons and toxic shock syndrome toxin-one (TSST-1)-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus have been linked to an… 
1985
1985
Toxic shock syndrome in Britain--epidemiology and microbiology.
By 30 June 1984, only 99 confirmed and probable cases of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) had been reported in the British Isles. Sixty… 
1985
1985
Effects of tampon materials on the in-vitro physiology of a toxic shock syndrome strain of Staphylococcus aureus.
Seven materials used in the manufacture of tampons-four rayon, one modified rayon, one cotton and one carboxy-methyl cellulose (a… 
1982
1982
Toxic shock syndrome in Oregon: epidemiologic findings.
To ascertain the risk factors associated with toxic shock syndrome in Oregon a retrospective questionnaire was given to 18… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
A review of the epidemiologic studies of toxic shock syndrome.
In response to case reports of toxic shock syndrome, six case-comparison studies were done in 1980. Early cases were… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Tampon-associated vaginal ulcerations.
: Colposcopically visible alterations of the vaginal mucosa associated with the use of tampons have been identified. These… 
1980
1980
Vaginal ulcers associated with tampon usage.
: Ten cases of vaginal ulcers collected from private gynecologic practices over a 1-year period are presented. The lesions were… 
1973
1973
Evaluation of the vaginal tampon as a means of obtaining cultures for Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Cultures of self-inserted vaginal tampons were compared with endocervical cultures from 100 women suspected of having gonorrhea…