Prevalence and Incidence of Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxic Shock Syndrome Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Toxic Shock Syndrome:
113 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 1-2 per 100,000 (DBMD) ... see also overview of Toxic Shock Syndrome.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 2,407,079 or 0.00% or 112 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "113 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 1-2 per 100,000 (DBMD)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Toxic Shock Syndrome:
112 per year,
9 per month,
2 per week,
0 per day,
0 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "113 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 1-2 per 100,000 (DBMD)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalance of Toxic Shock Syndrome:
In the United States, annual incidence
is 1-2/100,000 women 15-44 years of age (last active surveillance
done in 1987). (Source: excerpt from Toxic Shock Syndrome: DBMD)
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Toxic Shock Syndrome - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Early 1980s: >90% of cases (almost exclusively owing to S. aureus) occurred in menstruating women; associated with superabsorbent tampon use. The frequency of cases occurring in menstruating women dropped in the mid-1980s because of changes to less absorbent or tampons of different composition. In 1996, <50% of cases were associated with menstruation.
- Mean age: 22 years
- Incubation period for postoperative S. aureus–mediated TSS can be <12 hours.
- Preceding varicella infection dramatically increases the risk for acquiring invasive disease owing to GABHS including TSS.
- Currently, ~60% of cases occur in girls and women.
Toxic Shock Syndrome - incidence
- Current incidence of menses-related disease: 1–5 per 100,000 women of menstrual age per year
- Streptococcal TSS incidence is highest among young children.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Toxic Shock Syndrome usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Toxic Shock Syndrome at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Toxic Shock Syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Toxic Shock Syndrome diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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