1.   One of them had leaked and he died of toxic shock.

2.   One parent described the condition of her daughter in hospital, when she saw her, who was also suffering from toxic shock.

3.   Another approach seeks to abate a chemical called tumor necrosis factor, or TNF, which is present in the early stages of toxic shock.

4.   According to the Centers for Disease Control, necrotizing fasciitis infections often result in toxic shock and organ failure.

5.   Diabetics can suffer from comas or toxic shock if they do not immediately lower glucose levels that are too high.

6.   Harris said she has streptococcal toxic shock.

7.   In the most extreme cases, the germ can turn deadly if not treated with antibiotics, causing fasciitis, toxic shock, blood poisoning and other complications.

8.   Project researchers are working with scientists at the Mayo Clinic to develop better tests for toxic shock bacteria.

9.   Schlievert, a microbiologist and toxic shock specialist at the University of Minnesota, said that national reporting of toxic shock cases was very incomplete.