A heroic new mother has had to have both her arms and legs amputated after developing toxic shock during child birth as her ...

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome from group A streptococcal disease is rare in the postpartum period, yet it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment can ...

Most if not all cases of Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) that have been well-documented to date were associated with the non-SS2 group A streptococcus (GAS). However, a recent large ...

Although Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is mostly connected with tampons, it can also occur with menstrual cups if they are not ...

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), an exotoxin produced by single ...

I’m going to go out on a limb and say you’re probably familiar with Britney Spears’ 2003 hit Toxic. But if, like me, you have no idea who it might have been written about, buckle in for a ...

Doctors diagnosed the toddler with a rare, severe progression of strep A that led to scarlet fever, toxic shock syndrome and ...

Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, have hit a record high in Japan. The bacterial infection develops rapidly and can be fatal. STSS is caused mainly by the "group A ...