title: Toxic shock syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Otago, Dunedin.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Heap
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Tagg
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D018089:Superantigens; D013630:Tampons, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D018089:Superantigens; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal