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Tampons and Toxic Shock Syndrome

Case Study Title
Tampons and Toxic Shock Syndrome

Setting
United States

Type of Agent
Biological

Specific Agent
Staphylococcus aureus

Modes of Transmission
Staphylococcus aureus- infected tampons

Competencies Addressed
Outbreak investigation Public health literature

Source
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the concepts, applications, and limitations of matching in case-control studies
  2. Analyze matched case-control data
  3. Discuss the issues involved in appropriate selection of controls in case-control studies

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