Toxische-shocksyndroom bij 8 kinderen

J. A. Hazelzet; J. H. Oudshoorn; E. Van Der Voort

Toxische-shocksyndroom bij 8 kinderen

Translated title of the contribution: Toxic shock syndrome in 8 children

J. A. Hazelzet^*, J. H. Oudshoorn, E. Van Der Voort

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Objective. Evaluation of patients with toxic shock syndrome (TSS) in a paediatric hospital. Design. Retrospective analysis. Setting. Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Method. Analysis of the medical records on 155 patients admitted between January 1982 and January 1992 suffering from shock, 8 of whom had TSS. Results. Five out of 8 TSS patients were under 5 years of age. All the patients needed mechanical ventilation. All patients survived. In 7 patients a probably causative focus of infection was found. The cultures of 6 patients showed growth of Staphylococcus aureus, those of 2 patients showed Lancefield group A β-haemolytic streptococci (bacterial culture in one, increased antibody titer in the other). Systematic phage typing was not performed. Conclusion. Although TSS is a relatively rare disease in young children, it is a potentially lethal one, early recognition of which is very important.

Translated title of the contribution	Toxic shock syndrome in 8 children
Original language	Dutch
Pages (from-to)	2001-2004
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume	138
Issue number	40
Publication status	Published - 7 Oct 1994

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