Clinical Profile, Intensive Care Needs, and Short-Term Outcome of Toxic Shock Syndrome Among Children: A 10-Year Single-Centre Experience from North India.

Suresh Kumar AnguranaPuspraj AwasthiSudeep K CKarthi NallasamyArun BansalMuralidharan Jayashree

Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2022)

TSS is not uncommon in children in Indian setup. The management includes early recognition, intensive care, antibiotics, source control, and adjunctive therapy (IVIG and clindamycin). Multiorgan dysfunction and need for organ supportive therapies predicted mortality.

Keyphrases

young adults
oxidative stress
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
stem cells
type diabetes
tertiary care