ALLMedicine™ Toxic Shock Syndrome Center

Jan 7th, 2022 - A new entity, which occurs a few weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection and resembling incomplete Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome, has been defined and named multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 in children. The ai...

Nov 8th, 2021 - Liposuction is one of the most commonly performed aesthetic procedures. Toxic shock syndrome(TSS) is a rare, life-threatening complication. The incidence rate of TSS is very low in the plastic surgery field, especially after liposuction and fat tr...

Oct 27th, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disease across the globe but children seem to be much less affected than adults. Coincidentally with the first wave of the pandemic, a cluster of children with fever, hyperinflammation and shock were id...

Oct 13th, 2021 - BACKGROUND Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has recently been described in children infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This report describes 2 children with MIS-C who were initially dia...

Oct 13th, 2021 - Surgical site infection after emergency hand surgery can cause considerable morbidity and, in the most severe forms, even toxic shock syndrome. Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis aims to reduce the number of surgical site infections. However, ex...

Oct 8th, 2020 - Intimate protections are designed to absorb menstrual flow during menstruation. A woman will use an average of 6,000 intimate protections during her lifetime. Intimate protections are classified into two categories: internal intimate protections i...

Nov 18th, 2019 - The group A streptococcus (GAS) or Streptococcus pyogenes is a strictly human pathogen , which can cause a wide variety of infections. These range from a simple asymptomatic carriage up to 20 % of children , or minor illnesses such as sore throat ...

Sep 19th, 2019 - Purpose To compare the success rate of septoplasty in correcting the nasal septal deviation (with regards to nasal obstruction and intranasal access) among patient who used Doyle splints and those who did not. The investigators will also determine...

May 10th, 2017 - PURPOSE: To document the presence or absence of the proinflammatory cytokines macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and high-mobility group-1 protein (HMG-1) in the serum and myocardium of children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) an...

May 3rd, 2016 - The prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and infections have been increasing in the general population, including the pediatric population. It has been reported that MRSA colonization persists for up to fou...

Feb 18th, 2021 - Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as the group A streptococci (GAS), causes various diseases in humans. Millions of GAS infections occur worldwide every year, leading to an estimated 500,000 deaths each year. Invasive GAS illnesses...

Feb 5th, 2021 - Invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) disease has been on the rise among indigenous populations around the world. Researchers from University of Alberta, Alberta Ministry of Health, both in Edmonton, and Alberta First Nations Information Governanc.

Jun 16th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. New research provides further insight into the clinical characteristics of the inflammatory condition linked to COVID-19 in children, but many que...

Jun 16th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. New research provides further insight into the clinical characteristics of the inflammatory condition linked to COVID-19 in children, but many que...

May 8th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A novel clinical presentation in children involving symptoms seen with atypical Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome may be linked to COVID-1...