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Toxic Shock Syndrome - References

Citations

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics (2003). Toxic shock syndrome. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2003 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 26th ed., pp. 624–630. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

  2. Laupland KB, et al. (2000). Invasive group A streptococcal disease in children and association with varicella-zoster virus infection. Pediatrics, 105(5): E60.

  3. Ainbinder SW, Ramin SM (2003). Toxic shock section of Sexually transmitted diseases and pelvic infections. In AH DeCherney, L Nathan, eds., Current Obstetric and Gynecologic Diagnosis and Treatment, 9th ed., pp. 716–750. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  4. Andrews MM, et al. (2001). Recurrent nonmenstrual toxic shock syndrome: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 32(10): 1470–1479.

  5. Moreillon P, et al. (2005). Staphylococcus aureus (including staphylococcal toxic shock). In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2321–2351. Philadelphia: Elsevier.

Other Works Consulted

  • Deresiewicz RL (2005). Toxic shock syndrome. In RE Rakel, ET Bope, eds., Conn’s Current Therapy 2005, pp. 97–100. Philadelphia: Elsevier.

  • Fu Y (2000). Toxic shock syndrome. In RE Rakel, ed., Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, 2nd ed., pp. 1118–1120. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.

  • National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003). Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/groupastreptococcal_g.htm.

  • Stevens DL (2004). Streptococcal infections. In L Goldman, D Ausiello, eds., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 22nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 1782–1787. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  • Waldvogel F (2004). Toxic shock syndrome. In DL Heymann, ed., Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 18th ed., pp. 506–507. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.

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Last Updated: March 28, 2006
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