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Abstract
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a life-threatening complication of infection typically caused by one of two bacterial species: Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. The outcomes in children with TSS can be devastating. Careful consideration of TSS is required as a potential differential diagnosis of children presenting with sepsis or severe illness associated with fever and rash.
- Sepsis
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Paediatrics
- Paediatric Emergency Medicine
- Intensive Care Units, Paediatric
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Contributors VG wrote the article, sourced resources and images with assistance and advice from BM.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer-reviewed.