Kass E H
Postgrad Med J. 1985;61 Suppl 1:45-8.
The association between toxic shock syndrome and the staphylococcal toxin TSST-1 is not entirely consistent. In vitro, the elaboration of the toxin occurs only under aerobic conditions, whereas the environment of the vagina is largely anaerobic. So far, moreover, the materials of which tampons are composed seem not especially to favour the growth of the causative micro-organisms. Further, the relationship between the disease and tampon absorbability is not entirely established. Nevertheless, the effect of particular fibres cannot be discounted.
中毒性休克综合征与葡萄球菌毒素TSST - 1之间的关联并不完全一致。在体外，毒素的产生仅在有氧条件下发生，而阴道环境大多是厌氧的。此外，到目前为止， tampon的组成材料似乎并没有特别有利于致病微生物的生长。而且，疾病与tampon吸收性之间的关系尚未完全确立。然而，特定纤维的作用也不能忽视。
