%0 Journal Article %T Treatment of toxic shock in children. %A Giang V %A McMullan B %J Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed %V 0 %N 0 %D 2024 Jul 3 %M 38964759 %F 1.167 %R 10.1136/archdischild-2023-325642 %X Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a life-threatening complication of infection typically caused by one of two bacterial species: Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes The outcomes in children with TSS can be devastating. Careful consideration of TSS is required as a potential differential diagnosis of children presenting with sepsis or severe illness associated with fever and rash.