TOXIC-SHOCK SYNDROME (TSS) -- reported cases by quarter, United States, 1985-2000
160 140 120
National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) data* National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) data
Reported Cases
100 80 60
40 20
Year (Quarter)
0
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
*Includes cases meeting the CDC definition for confirmed and probable cases for staphylococcal TSS. Reporting for fourth quarter 2000 not yet available