The severity of this disease frequently warrants hospitalization. Admission to the intensive care unit is often necessary for supportive care (for aggressive fluid management, ventilation, renal replacement therapy and inotropic support), particularly in the case of multiple organ failure.
The source of infection should be removed or drained if possible: abscesses and collections should be drained.
Women wearing a tampon at the onset of symptoms should remove it immediately. Outcomes are poorer in patients who do not have the source of infection removed. or gentamicin reduces toxin production and reduces mortality.
With proper treatment, patients usually recover in two to three weeks. The condition can, however, be fatal within hours.
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