Prognosis of Toxic Shock Syndrome
| About prognosis: The 'prognosis' of Toxic Shock Syndrome usually refers to the likely outcome of Toxic Shock Syndrome. The prognosis of Toxic Shock Syndrome may include the duration of Toxic Shock Syndrome, chances of complications of Toxic Shock Syndrome, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Toxic Shock Syndrome, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Toxic Shock Syndrome. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable. |
Mortality rate for Toxic Shock Syndrome: 5% of all cases are fatal.1
Complications: see complications of Toxic Shock Syndrome
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Toxic Shock Syndrome: DBMD
Last revision: June 23, 2003
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