Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2013)

Infectious Shock and Toxic Shock Syndrome Diagnoses in Hospitals, Colorado, USA

  • Michael A. Smit,
  • Ann-Christine Nyquist,
  • James K. Todd

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1911.121547
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 11
pp. 1855 – 1858

Abstract

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In Colorado, USA, diagnoses coded as toxic shock syndrome (TSS) constituted 27.3% of infectious shock cases during 1993–2006. The incidence of staphylococcal TSS did not change significantly overall or in female patients 10–49 years of age but increased for streptococcal TSS. TSS may be underrecognized among all ages and both sexes.

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