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Pediatrics General Considerations - Infectious Diseases 66c3ce6f

All of the following are major criteria for staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome, except:

A
Acute fever (Temperature >38.8 deg C (101.8 deg F)
B
Central nervous system abnormalities
C
Hypotension (Orthostatic, shock, blood pressure below age-appropriate norms)
D
Rash
High-Yield Explanation
b. Central nervous system abnormalities(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 1320-1321)Mnemonic for Major Diagnostic Criteria of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome:"H-A-R jagah Staphylococcus hai" - Hypotension, acute fever and rash

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