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Obstet Gynecol
December 2016
Departments of Surgery and Bioengineering, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Background: An enterovaginal or vesicovaginal fistula is a complication resulting in vaginal discharge of succus, urine, or stool that can lead to significant complications. For low-volume fistulae, tampons or pads may be used. With high-volume fistulae, frequent product change can be painful and unpredictable in terms of efficacy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFToxic shock syndrome associated with Staphylococcus aureus was first described in 1978, although cases of patients with similar findings were reported as far back as 1927. Various strict clinical definitions for toxic shock syndrome have been proposed that still should include exclusionary data (titers, cultures) when possible. Epidemiologic studies of toxic shock syndrome confirm that it occurs in males and nonmenstruating females, but more commonly in menstruating females, especially those using tampons.
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