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

R A Hajjeh; A Reingold; A Weil; K Shutt; A Schuchat; B A Perkins

doi:10.3201/eid0506.990611

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

Emerg Infect Dis. 1999 Nov-Dec;5(6):807-10. doi: 10.3201/eid0506.990611.

Authors

R A Hajjeh¹, A Reingold, A Weil, K Shutt, A Schuchat, B A Perkins

Affiliation

¹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. rfh5@cdc.gov

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Menstrual Hygiene Products / adverse effects
Menstruation*
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance* / methods
Shock, Septic / epidemiology*
Shock, Septic / etiology
Shock, Septic / mortality
United States / epidemiology