Erratum: Intense, flu-like symptoms in women using menstrual devices: always think of staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omx020.].

Intense, flu-like symptoms in women using menstrual devices: always think of staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome.

Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is an exceptionally rare, toxin-induced, life-threatening, clinical entity that has largely been associated with the use of tampons and other menstrual devices. We, here, report a case of menstrual TSS in a young, female patient who was successfully treated in our hospital. The patient was vaginally colonized with and and the possible interactions between the two are discussed.