RISK FACTORS FOR STAPHYLOCOCCAL TOXIC-SHOCK SYNDROME

Fifty-two cases of toxic-shock syndrome that occurred in January 1, 1976 through August 31, 1980, were reported to the Utah State Health Department between February 1 and August 31, 1980. The annual attack rate for Utah based on a six-month surveillance period was 14.4 per 100,000 women ages 12–49 y...

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 1981-12, Vol.114 (6), p.873-879
Main Authors: KEHRBERG, MARK W., LATHAM, ROBERT H., HASLAM, BYRON T., HIGHTOWER, ALLEN, TANNER, MARTHA, JACOBSON, JAY A., BARBOUR, ALAN G., NOBLE, VICI, SMITH, CHARLES B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Female
Humans
Menstrual Hygiene Products - adverse effects
Menstruation
Middle Aged
retrospective studies
Risk
Shock, Septic - epidemiology
Shock, Septic - etiology
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections - etiology
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus aureus
tampons
toxic-shock syndrome
Utah
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Summary:Fifty-two cases of toxic-shock syndrome that occurred in January 1, 1976 through August 31, 1980, were reported to the Utah State Health Department between February 1 and August 31, 1980. The annual attack rate for Utah based on a six-month surveillance period was 14.4 per 100,000 women ages 12–49 years. All cases were in women who had onset of illness within two days of menses. Potential risk factors were investigated with a case-control study utilizing 29 women hospitalized with toxic-shock syndrome and 91 neighbor hood female controls. Nine of the 29 (31%) women reported recurrences of similar illness. Use of tampons (p = 0.012) and use of a single brand of tampon—Rely—during the month of illness (p
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113257