《Science》1983;220(4594):290。虽然金黄色葡萄球菌与中毒性休克综合征明显有关,并推测是本病的病因,但这种关系未解决所有与本病起源有关的问题。例如,数年前发病率明显上升的解释不清楚。这种常见细菌中仅有某些菌株产生具有特征的中毒性休克症状的原因也还是个谜,此病的症状为发热、低血压、呕吐、腹泻以及皮肤出疹部位脱 Science 1983; 220 (4594): 290. Although Staphylococcus aureus is clearly associated with toxic shock syndrome and presumed to be the cause of this disease, this relationship does not solve all the problems associated with the origin of this disease. For example, the explanation for the apparent rise in the incidence a few years ago is unclear. It is still a mystery why only some strains of this common bacterium produce symptoms of toxic shock, the symptoms of which are fever, hypotension, vomiting, diarrhea, and skin rashes