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Toxic Shock Syndrome

Known as: TSS, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Shock, Toxic, Syndromes, Toxic Shock 
A rare acute life-threatening systemic bacterial noncontagious illness caused by any of several related staphylococcal exotoxins. It is characterized… 
National Institutes of Health

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Communicable DiseasesSeptic ShockShockStaphylococcal Infections
Communicable Diseases, EmergingEndotoxic shockStaphylococcus aureusSystemic disease

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Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome

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Review
2017
Review
2017
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2016
Objective: To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012.” Design… 
Review
2016
Review
2016
The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3).
IMPORTANCE Definitions of sepsis and septic shock were last revised in 2001. Considerable advances have since been made into the… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock 2012
Objective:To provide an update to the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock, 2012
ObjectiveTo provide an update to the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008
OBJECTIVE To provide an update to the original Surviving Sepsis Campaign clinical management guidelines, "Surviving Sepsis… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
International pediatric sepsis consensus conference: Definitions for sepsis and organ dysfunction in pediatrics*
Objective: Although general definitions of the sepsis continuum have been published for adults, no such work has been done for… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Early Goal-Directed Therapy in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Background Goal-directed therapy has been used for severe sepsis and septic shock in the intensive care unit. This approach… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Toxic shock syndrome and bacterial superantigens: an update.
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute onset illness characterized by fever, rash formation, and hypotension that can lead to… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Function and activation of NF-kappa B in the immune system.
NF-kappa B is a ubiquitous transcription factor. Nevertheless, its properties seem to be most extensively exploited in cells of… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The toxic shock syndrome exotoxin structural gene is not detectably transmitted by a prophage
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a complex of generalized symptoms caused by a local staphylococcal infection, and a circulating… 
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