How to Use toxic shock syndrome in a Sentence

toxic shock syndrome

noun

• Here, experts discuss the truth about tampons and toxic shock syndrome.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Jan. 2018
• Leishman pegged this event as a chance to spread awareness for sepsis and toxic shock syndrome, which nearly killed his wife two years ago.
  — USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2017
• In sixth grade, body care lessons include the use of menstrual products and defining toxic shock syndrome.
  — Lily Altavena, azcentral, 24 June 2019
• The list of options only grew last week when Tabales returned to the court after a serious bout of toxic shock syndrome.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
• This is a menace of many masks — among them strep throat, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, toxic shock syndrome and flesh-eating disease.
  — Christian Millman, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2018
• The resulting surgery led to toxic shock syndrome and allegedly brain damage.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• But sometimes this bacteria can produce the toxins that lead to toxic shock syndrome, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Jan. 2018
• The symptoms are similar to toxic shock syndrome and Kawasaki disease, which cause inflammation in the walls of blood vessels.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 10 July 2020
• For tampons, this includes an evaluation of whether the product enhances growth of the bacteria that can cause toxic shock syndrome.
  — Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2020
• The symptoms are similar to Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome.
  — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 13 May 2020
• Thomas Cook, the travel company, said that high levels of E. coli and staphylococcus bacteria, which can cause toxic shock syndrome, were found at the hotel where the couple stayed.
  — Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News, 12 June 2019
• Thomas Cook, the travel company, said last week that high levels of E. coli and staphylococcus bacteria, which can cause toxic shock syndrome, were found at the hotel where the couple stayed.
  — Katherine Lam, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018
• Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, on the other hand, may result in dangerously low blood pressure and a rapid heart rate.
  — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 22 Dec. 2022
• Arguably the team’s best offensive player, Tabales spent 18 days in the hospital with a serious bout of toxic shock syndrome in late December.
  — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
• The cases were also reported to have features of toxic shock syndrome or Kawasaki disease, a rare blood vessel disorder.
  — Maria Cheng, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2020
• The vaccine works by stimulating the production of antibodies that would prevent the onset of toxic shock syndrome.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2024
• Offit recently saw a child with pneumonia as a result of strep infection, as well as knee infections and cases of toxic shock syndrome due to the strep bacteria.
  — Kate Sheridan, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2018
• Before getting into the alternatives, it should be noted that none of these will completely eliminate the risk of toxic shock syndrome (TSS), and should be used as directed.
  — Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2022
• In the worst-case scenario, disrupting the vaginal ecosystem could lead to toxic shock syndrome, a very rare but serious bacterial infection, Dr. Gaither says.
  — Lauren Gruber, SELF, 16 June 2021
• But iGAS occurs when the bacteria spread in the body and cause severe infection, such as necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease), toxic shock syndrome, or sepsis.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2023
• One such package can convert Staphylococcus aureus from a harmless resident of our skin into the agent behind toxic shock syndrome.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2010
• An untreated infection can lead to scarlet fever, flesh-eating infections and toxic shock syndrome.
  — Kate Sheridan, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2018
• Arditi says the spike fragment may explain why MIS-C has the appearance of what happens during blood infections like sepsis or bacterial toxic shock syndrome.
  — Lois Parshley, National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2020
• In some cases of MIS-C, resembling the bacterial overloads of toxic shock syndrome, youngsters arrive at the hospital with shock symptoms and organ failure.
  — Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
• Staph bacteria can also cause toxic shock syndrome, a life-threatening condition caused by toxins, according to The Mayo Clinic.
  — Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2021
• Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, also known as STSS, happens when bacteria spread into deep tissues and the bloodstream.
  — Carma Hassan, CNN, 16 Dec. 2022
• Other early symptoms can include fever, severe pain and a red, warm, or swollen area of skin that spreads quickly in the case of flesh-eating disease, and fever, chills, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.
  — Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
• In April 2015, Audrey Leishman developed toxic shock syndrome, which triggered sepsis, a life-threatening reaction by the body to an infection.
  — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2017
• Necrotizing fasciitis is a bacterial infection that causes tissue death and can lead to toxic shock syndrome.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health, 14 July 2023
• The illness mirrors many of the symptoms of toxic shock syndrome or Kawasaki disease, including severe inflammation of the coronary arteries.
  — NBC News, 14 May 2020

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024