Open AccessToxic Shock Syndrome in Patients Younger than 21 Years of Age, United States, 2006–2018
Author(s) -
Jessica Leung,
Joseph Y. Abrams,
Ryan A. Maddox,
Shana GodfredCato,
Lawrence B. Schonberger,
Ermias D. Belay
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000003011
Subject(s) - medicaid , shock (circulatory) , toxic shock syndrome , medicine , incidence (geometry) , demography , gerontology , pediatrics , emergency medicine , political science , health care , physics , optics , sociology , biology , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus aureus , law
We examined the incidence of toxic shock syndrome in the United States during 2006-2018 among persons <21 years old with commercial or Medicaid-insurance using administrative data. There were 1008 commercially-insured and 481 Medicaid-insured toxic shock syndrome cases. The annual rate was 1 per 100,000 and stable over time. Rates were even lower in children <5 years old and stable over time.