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The original version of this article was taken from the public domain U.S. FDA document at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/tamponsabs.html Please revise as necessary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karada ( talk • contribs) 23:08, 1 December 2003 (UTC)
Is it possible to go into detail as to WHY tampons and leaving sanitary products (pads, cups) for a significant amount of time could case TSS? I heard it was caused by toxins in the synthetic materials used, and it would not happen from washable cloth pads (or cups but i've read otherwise) But it says in the article it is caused by bacteria on the skin.. this doesn't make sense. Does it mean that when a woman is menstuating there could be a build up of this bacteria if she doesn't change often enough, and that it will travel up inside her to cause TSS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.41.85.24 ( talk) 20:15, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
I removed "You are all Schmogs" from the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.177.103.34 ( talk) 19:16, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
In the article, it says it can be caused by bacteria on the skin because there is ALWAYS bacteria living on your skin, at any given time. There are forms of S. aureus, etc., but not all bacteria is necessarily bad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.170.59.189 ( talk) 06:12, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
Okay, does anyone know why Barrier contraceptives (i.e silicone/rubber cups) are linked to causing TSS, but menstrual cups (also silicone cups) are not supposed to be risk factor for TSS?? There seems to be a logical inconsistency here. -- 75.34.48.18 20:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Re-added the therapy section as it was rmeoved but the header remained so i assum eit was an accident. Wolfmankurd —Preceding undated comment added 15:36, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Someone may like to incorporate U of M researchers find new, more effective treatment for toxic shock syndrometo the Therapy section. angela26 23:48, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
I realise this must be a silly question, but this is a stupid article. It provides an in-depth look at the symptoms, without actually saying what TSS is. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and should be written so it can be understood by someone reading with no background information, not copied off a tampon instruction leaflet.
Also, the first paragraph is grossly inconsistant, and makes little sense. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Metagraph ( talk • contribs) 11:14, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
In the segment on Rely, it says that the tampons were created to hold an entire menstrual flow. This seems unlikely, and the article cited doesn't actually say this about Rely. Whoever is working on this, please confirm and/or check your sources. Thank you. Clockster ( talk) 20:49, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
...showed cases of TSS after Tampons were either left in or lost inside of the' woman.
Can we remove the bolded bit? First of all, it is completely impossible to "lose" something inside your vagina. It's not like a tampon can enter through the vagina and make it's way into your stomach; there's a small pocket that items inserted into the vagina can sometimes makes it's way into, making it difficult to retrieve, but tampons are far too big for that anyway. Read about the [vagina]] if you're interested. And further, telling women that TSS cases that were linked to tampon use were due to tampons being lost inside of the woman is going to cause unnecessary panic. 96.238.115.21 ( talk) 14:03, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
In Lancet Infectious Diseases: doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70066-0 Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 14:26, 19 May 2009 (UTC) Ow, My Face. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.105.80.236 ( talk) 18:34, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
someone sotr it out. There are hundreds of other causes of TSS, why are we just focusing on the cause that has made headlines in the United States.. when will you americans realise you are not the only country on the Earth? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.184.30.134 ( talk) 23:44, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
I am not a medical expert but have read somewhat on the subject of Streptococcus pyogenes. The second paragraph of the Wikipedia article on S. pyogenes under the subheading "Pathogenesis" reads:
"Infections due to certain strains of S. pyogenes can be associated with the release of bacterial toxins. Throat infections associated with release of certain toxins lead to scarlet fever. Other toxigenic S. pyogenes infections may lead to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which can be life-threatening.[1]"
Then look up the article on scarlet fever (caused by S. pyogenes) and you will find that the signs and symptoms for scarlet fever are very similar if not the same as that described here for TSS resulting from Staphylococcus aureus while the signs and symptoms described here for TSS resulting from S. pyogenes are those usually associated with Staphylococcus aureus. To my mind the Staph. aureus is usually a skin infection and the S. pyogenes is a throat infection. I may be in error as I'm not a medical expert and due to same I am reluctant to edit the article.
I wonder if someone expert in this field of medicine would be kind enough to take a look at the article and edit it (as necessary) for us.
Oddbod1 ( talk) 04:29, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
The Causes section is absurd making this one of the most embarrassing articles in Wiki, it needs desperate help from someone knowledgeable to correctly outline the causes, treatment prognosis etc. TSS can be caused by about a thousand different kinds of injury and hygene practice.... someone get on the ball jeez ( Anuoldman ( talk) 13:49, 18 July 2012 (UTC)).
there is a current event regarding a TSS death from a playground wound and this article is woefully inadequate... there needs to be urgent attention from an expert to address the wide range of causes and rewrite the entire article to correctly document causes and effects other than vaginal infection..... ( Anuoldman ( talk) 16:01, 18 July 2012 (UTC)).
Agreed. A nurse I saw at a hospital to didn’t even know Strep. TSS was a thing. Nobody is told about it. There is a higher mortality rate for Strep. TSS (probably because nobody hears about it). I know its rare, but it’s dangerous. Thanks! Maddielily0910 ( talk) 21:09, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
Short review from Intensive Care Medicine doi:10.1007/s00134-015-3861-7 JFW | T@lk 09:14, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Should the Diagnosis section be removed because it is already covered in Signs and symptoms, or should the latter be split? I vote for the former.
Jalegris ( talk) 01:16, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
Treatment section could use a face lift. Currently it says a combo of penicillins and cephalosporins and vancomycin. And then clinda might help or something. But we can do better than that. Like any emergency bacterial infection, there's two steps. First it's treated empirically and then based on cultures. From other sources online, it appears that they give clindamycin or linezolid and then add vancomycin or daptomycin or ceftaroline until cultures come back (merk manual). And then of course there's the above link to something about of V-beta which I don't know if it's clinically done yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:3C20:111A:8960:D2F3:FDF5:10B ( talk) 14:44, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
The following are potential improvements to the article that could be made for our class assignment.
Xmrlmem ( talk) 05:09, 2 August 2019 (UTC)
Xmrlmem ( talk) 16:44, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
1. Do the group’s edits substantially improve the article as described in the Wikipedia peer review “Guiding framework”? Yes, the group's edits substantially improve the article. They add and clarify information regarding causes of toxic shock syndrome, and added important references.
2.Has the group achieved its overall goals for improvement? The group addressed all of their goals.
3. Are the edits formatted consistent with Wikipedia’s manual of style? If not, specify… Yes, all of the group's edits follow the Wikipedia's manual of style.
Zaccarlson ( talk) 21:20, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Yes, the group added specific bacterial species that are involved in TSS and expanded the treatment options. A suggestion is to expand on "volume resuscitation" mentioned in the beginning overview. This can be done in the "Treatment" section of the contents.
Yes, the group had specific goals that were achieved, such as adding microorganisms involved in TSS and the bimodal distribution of TSS ages.
Yes, this draft is free of bias language and represents a very neutral point of view. Each edit is supported by secondary sources. Terry.vo ( talk) 17:24, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
1. Do the group’s edits substantially improve the article as described in the Wikipedia peer review “Guiding framework”?
Yes, the edits on various bacteria types that cause Toxic Shock Syndrome improved a key aspect of the article.
2. Has the group achieved its overall goals for improvement?
Yes, they achieved all of their goals successfully.
3. Does the draft submission reflect a neutral point of view? If not, specify…
Yes, the tone is neutral and offers non-biased information from appropriate sources.
Nzargham ( talk) 17:24, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
The group met most of their goals in adding in more references for their listed topics (i.e. signs and symptoms, as well as adding in more information about different types of bacteria that cause TSS. It would be nice to see greater exploration of treatments for complications like hypotension and shock. References were cited appropriately from secondary sources. Language is also neutral and unbiased.
Jiangyad ( talk) 18:25, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
For this article I added in information I felt was important and useful to be added. I added the section ways of contraction, complications and prevention methods. I also added information about how TSS does not only occur in women. It can affect any gender and age group. Lastly, I added some information about the history of TSS. Xlbdc ( talk) 22:53, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
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on the course page. Student editor(s):
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Postynote.
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on the course page. Student editor(s):
Mquindoy,
Docwoods12,
Dchnggg,
Xmrlmem. Peer reviewers:
Zaccarlson,
Nzargham.
Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 11:33, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
The original version of this article was taken from the public domain U.S. FDA document at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/tamponsabs.html Please revise as necessary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karada ( talk • contribs) 23:08, 1 December 2003 (UTC)
Is it possible to go into detail as to WHY tampons and leaving sanitary products (pads, cups) for a significant amount of time could case TSS? I heard it was caused by toxins in the synthetic materials used, and it would not happen from washable cloth pads (or cups but i've read otherwise) But it says in the article it is caused by bacteria on the skin.. this doesn't make sense. Does it mean that when a woman is menstuating there could be a build up of this bacteria if she doesn't change often enough, and that it will travel up inside her to cause TSS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.41.85.24 ( talk) 20:15, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
I removed "You are all Schmogs" from the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.177.103.34 ( talk) 19:16, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
In the article, it says it can be caused by bacteria on the skin because there is ALWAYS bacteria living on your skin, at any given time. There are forms of S. aureus, etc., but not all bacteria is necessarily bad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.170.59.189 ( talk) 06:12, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
Okay, does anyone know why Barrier contraceptives (i.e silicone/rubber cups) are linked to causing TSS, but menstrual cups (also silicone cups) are not supposed to be risk factor for TSS?? There seems to be a logical inconsistency here. -- 75.34.48.18 20:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Re-added the therapy section as it was rmeoved but the header remained so i assum eit was an accident. Wolfmankurd —Preceding undated comment added 15:36, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Someone may like to incorporate U of M researchers find new, more effective treatment for toxic shock syndrometo the Therapy section. angela26 23:48, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
I realise this must be a silly question, but this is a stupid article. It provides an in-depth look at the symptoms, without actually saying what TSS is. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and should be written so it can be understood by someone reading with no background information, not copied off a tampon instruction leaflet.
Also, the first paragraph is grossly inconsistant, and makes little sense. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Metagraph ( talk • contribs) 11:14, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
In the segment on Rely, it says that the tampons were created to hold an entire menstrual flow. This seems unlikely, and the article cited doesn't actually say this about Rely. Whoever is working on this, please confirm and/or check your sources. Thank you. Clockster ( talk) 20:49, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
...showed cases of TSS after Tampons were either left in or lost inside of the' woman.
Can we remove the bolded bit? First of all, it is completely impossible to "lose" something inside your vagina. It's not like a tampon can enter through the vagina and make it's way into your stomach; there's a small pocket that items inserted into the vagina can sometimes makes it's way into, making it difficult to retrieve, but tampons are far too big for that anyway. Read about the [vagina]] if you're interested. And further, telling women that TSS cases that were linked to tampon use were due to tampons being lost inside of the woman is going to cause unnecessary panic. 96.238.115.21 ( talk) 14:03, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
In Lancet Infectious Diseases: doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70066-0 Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 14:26, 19 May 2009 (UTC) Ow, My Face. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.105.80.236 ( talk) 18:34, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
someone sotr it out. There are hundreds of other causes of TSS, why are we just focusing on the cause that has made headlines in the United States.. when will you americans realise you are not the only country on the Earth? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.184.30.134 ( talk) 23:44, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
I am not a medical expert but have read somewhat on the subject of Streptococcus pyogenes. The second paragraph of the Wikipedia article on S. pyogenes under the subheading "Pathogenesis" reads:
"Infections due to certain strains of S. pyogenes can be associated with the release of bacterial toxins. Throat infections associated with release of certain toxins lead to scarlet fever. Other toxigenic S. pyogenes infections may lead to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which can be life-threatening.[1]"
Then look up the article on scarlet fever (caused by S. pyogenes) and you will find that the signs and symptoms for scarlet fever are very similar if not the same as that described here for TSS resulting from Staphylococcus aureus while the signs and symptoms described here for TSS resulting from S. pyogenes are those usually associated with Staphylococcus aureus. To my mind the Staph. aureus is usually a skin infection and the S. pyogenes is a throat infection. I may be in error as I'm not a medical expert and due to same I am reluctant to edit the article.
I wonder if someone expert in this field of medicine would be kind enough to take a look at the article and edit it (as necessary) for us.
Oddbod1 ( talk) 04:29, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
The Causes section is absurd making this one of the most embarrassing articles in Wiki, it needs desperate help from someone knowledgeable to correctly outline the causes, treatment prognosis etc. TSS can be caused by about a thousand different kinds of injury and hygene practice.... someone get on the ball jeez ( Anuoldman ( talk) 13:49, 18 July 2012 (UTC)).
there is a current event regarding a TSS death from a playground wound and this article is woefully inadequate... there needs to be urgent attention from an expert to address the wide range of causes and rewrite the entire article to correctly document causes and effects other than vaginal infection..... ( Anuoldman ( talk) 16:01, 18 July 2012 (UTC)).
Agreed. A nurse I saw at a hospital to didn’t even know Strep. TSS was a thing. Nobody is told about it. There is a higher mortality rate for Strep. TSS (probably because nobody hears about it). I know its rare, but it’s dangerous. Thanks! Maddielily0910 ( talk) 21:09, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
Short review from Intensive Care Medicine doi:10.1007/s00134-015-3861-7 JFW | T@lk 09:14, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Should the Diagnosis section be removed because it is already covered in Signs and symptoms, or should the latter be split? I vote for the former.
Jalegris ( talk) 01:16, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
Treatment section could use a face lift. Currently it says a combo of penicillins and cephalosporins and vancomycin. And then clinda might help or something. But we can do better than that. Like any emergency bacterial infection, there's two steps. First it's treated empirically and then based on cultures. From other sources online, it appears that they give clindamycin or linezolid and then add vancomycin or daptomycin or ceftaroline until cultures come back (merk manual). And then of course there's the above link to something about of V-beta which I don't know if it's clinically done yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:3C20:111A:8960:D2F3:FDF5:10B ( talk) 14:44, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
The following are potential improvements to the article that could be made for our class assignment.
Xmrlmem ( talk) 05:09, 2 August 2019 (UTC)
Xmrlmem ( talk) 16:44, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
1. Do the group’s edits substantially improve the article as described in the Wikipedia peer review “Guiding framework”? Yes, the group's edits substantially improve the article. They add and clarify information regarding causes of toxic shock syndrome, and added important references.
2.Has the group achieved its overall goals for improvement? The group addressed all of their goals.
3. Are the edits formatted consistent with Wikipedia’s manual of style? If not, specify… Yes, all of the group's edits follow the Wikipedia's manual of style.
Zaccarlson ( talk) 21:20, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Yes, the group added specific bacterial species that are involved in TSS and expanded the treatment options. A suggestion is to expand on "volume resuscitation" mentioned in the beginning overview. This can be done in the "Treatment" section of the contents.
Yes, the group had specific goals that were achieved, such as adding microorganisms involved in TSS and the bimodal distribution of TSS ages.
Yes, this draft is free of bias language and represents a very neutral point of view. Each edit is supported by secondary sources. Terry.vo ( talk) 17:24, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
1. Do the group’s edits substantially improve the article as described in the Wikipedia peer review “Guiding framework”?
Yes, the edits on various bacteria types that cause Toxic Shock Syndrome improved a key aspect of the article.
2. Has the group achieved its overall goals for improvement?
Yes, they achieved all of their goals successfully.
3. Does the draft submission reflect a neutral point of view? If not, specify…
Yes, the tone is neutral and offers non-biased information from appropriate sources.
Nzargham ( talk) 17:24, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
The group met most of their goals in adding in more references for their listed topics (i.e. signs and symptoms, as well as adding in more information about different types of bacteria that cause TSS. It would be nice to see greater exploration of treatments for complications like hypotension and shock. References were cited appropriately from secondary sources. Language is also neutral and unbiased.
Jiangyad ( talk) 18:25, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
For this article I added in information I felt was important and useful to be added. I added the section ways of contraction, complications and prevention methods. I also added information about how TSS does not only occur in women. It can affect any gender and age group. Lastly, I added some information about the history of TSS. Xlbdc ( talk) 22:53, 2 April 2022 (UTC)