Toxic shock syndrome is a severe disease that involves fever,
Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome is caused by a toxin produced by certain types of Staphylococcus bacteria. A similar syndrome, called toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS), can be caused by Streptococcal bacteria.
Although the earliest cases of toxic shock syndrome involved women who were using...
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