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Toxic Shock

Toxic Shock Definition & Meaning
Toxic Shock Definition And Meaning

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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