Toxic shock syndrome in the United States: surveillance update, 1979 1996.

Hajjeh, Rana A.; Reingold, Arthur; Weil, Alexis; Shutt, Kathleen; Schuchat, Anne; Perkins, Bradly A.

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Toxic shock syndrome in the United States: surveillance update, 1979 1996.

1999 Nov-Dec

By Hajjeh, Rana A. ; Reingold, Arthur ; Weil, Alexis ; ...

Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 5(6):807-810.

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Hajjeh, Rana A. ; Reingold, Arthur ; Weil, Alexis ; Shutt, Kathleen ; Schuchat, Anne ; ... More +

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Menstrual toxic shock syndrome (TSS) emerged as a public health threat to women of reproductive age in 1979 80. We reviewed surveillance data for the period 1979 to 1996, when 5,296 cases were reported, and discuss changes in the epidemiologic features of TSS.

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Emerg Infect Dis. 5(6):807-810.

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