About The Word Toxic Shock
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Toxic Shock
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What's The Definition Of Medical Term Toxic Shock?
Shock due to circulatory insufficiency caused most commonly by gram-negative BACTEREMIA. It is less often the result of the persistent presence of other micro-organisms in the blood (FUNGEMIA; VIREMIA); in rare instances, it is caused by gram-positive organisms, but with different symptomatology.
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