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 Jenson Carroll-Stone, of Brick Kiln Way, Donnington, died at the Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital three days after suddenly being taken ill.
Tests found harmful bacteria and toxins in his bowel and spleen. The inquest heard that during his time in hospital, his mother Fiona Stone noticed red spots appearing on his body.
Toxic-shock syndrome (TSS) is a rapid-onset illness causing fever, hypotension, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, and eventually multiple organ failure. If not treated promptly, TSS is lethal
The British tabloids have recently coined the term "flesh-eating bacteria" to describe
invasive necrotizing infections caused by GAS and have suggested that epidemics of streptococcal infection are imminent
Toxic shock syndrome is a disease believed to be caused by toxin-producing strains of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus.
S. aureusproduces two types of toxins that are implicated in TSS: TSS toxin-1 (TSST-1) and staphylococcal exotoxins (SEs); the latter occur in several serotypes, primarily B and C1. TSS-related S. aureus infection can be broadly divided into menstrual (those involving vaginal infection in menstruating women) and non-menstrual cases. Ninety percent of menstrual cases are caused by TSST-1, non-menstrual cases are evenly split between TSST-1 and SEs. SEs also play a role in staphylococcal food poisoning.
Jenson Carroll-Stone began deteriorating quickly on the morning of November 21, developed septicaemia and was transferred to intensive care.
A support team was called in from the University Hospital of North Staffordshire in Stoke-in-Trent, but Jenson died shortly after their arrival.
Toxic shock syndrome can be treated and cured with antibiotic treatment.
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