Toxic shock syndrome in the United States: Surveillance update, 1979- 1996

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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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Hajjeh, R. A., Reingold, A., Weil, A., Shutt, K., Schuchat, A., & Perkins, B. A. (1999). Toxic shock syndrome in the United States: Surveillance update, 1979- 1996. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 5(6), 807–810. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0506.990611

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