Toxic Shock Syndrome

What this episode covers

<br /> Toxic Shock Syndrome can be hard to recognize and differentiate from clinical entities such as Kawasaki, MIS-C, and DRESS. This brief podcast episode will raise awareness of situations in which TSS can occur and drive home important management pearls &#8211; like why you need to add Clindamycin.<a href="http://pemblog.com">PEMBlog.com</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/pemtweets">Follow @PEMTweets on Twitter</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://Facebook.com/pemtweets">Check out the Facebook page</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> References<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Gaensbauer JT et al. Epidemiology and Clinical Relevance of Toxic Shock Syndrome in US Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Dec;37(12):1223-1226. PMID: 29601458. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Javouhey et al. Similarities and Differences Between Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndromes in Children: Results From a 30-Case Cohort. Front Pediatr. 2018 Nov 28;6:360. PMID: 30547021 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Rodríguez-Nuñez et al. Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome collaborative group of Spanish Society of Pediatric Intensive Care. Clinical characteristics of children with group A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome admitted to pediatric intensive care units. Eur J Pediatr. 2011 May;170(5):639-44. PMID: 20981441.<br />