Toxic shock syndrome: incidence and geographic distribution from a hospital medical records reporting system

A large database of hospital records maintained by the Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities Professional Activity Study (CPHA-PAS) was used to estimate the temporal incidence and geographic distribution of toxic shock syndrome. Marked differences in the regional occurrence of cases may...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1988-05, Vol.78 (May 88), p.578-580
Main Authors: Miday, R K, Royce Wilson, E
Format: Article
Language:English
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Toxic shock syndrome
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Summary:A large database of hospital records maintained by the Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities Professional Activity Study (CPHA-PAS) was used to estimate the temporal incidence and geographic distribution of toxic shock syndrome. Marked differences in the regional occurrence of cases may provide clues to the etiology of this complex disease.
ISSN:0090-0036