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Prevention of Toxic shock syndrome

The toxins made by Streptococci and Staphylococci are powerful.  They are being used to make vaccines against Staphylococci and Streptococci themselves, which might be of considerable value to many patients in the future.

The link between TSS and tampon use is unclear. Research suggests that for cases which occur in women using tampons, tampon absorbency is a factor. For this reason it is important that women:

• always use a tampon with the lowest absorbency suitable for period flow
• use a sanitary towel or panty liner from time to time during their period
• wash their hands before and after inserting a tampon
• change tampons regularly, as often as directed on the pack
• never insert more than one tampon at a time
• when using at night, insert a fresh tampon before going to bed and remove it on waking
• remove a tampon at the end of a period.

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