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The goal of treatment is to maintain important body functions. This may include: | The goal of treatment is to maintain important body functions. This may include: | ||
* Antibiotics | * [[Antibiotics]] | ||
* Dialysis (in renal failure) | * [[Dialysis]] (in [[renal failure]]) | ||
* IV fluids | * IV fluids | ||
* Control blood pressure | * Control [[blood pressure]] | ||
Sometimes it is required that patients are admitted to the [[intensive care unit]] for supportive care in case of [[multiple organ failure]]. | Sometimes it is required that patients are admitted to the [[intensive care unit]] for supportive care in case of [[multiple organ failure]]. | ||
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Overview
Women wearing a tampon at the onset of symptoms should remove it immediately. The severity of this disease results in hospitalization for treatment. Antibiotic treatment consists of penicillin and clindamycin.
Medical Therapy
Any foreign materials, such as tampons, vaginal sponges, or nasal packing, will be removed. Sites of infection (such as a surgical wound) will be drained. The goal of treatment is to maintain important body functions. This may include:
- Antibiotics
- Dialysis (in renal failure)
- IV fluids
- Control blood pressure
Sometimes it is required that patients are admitted to the intensive care unit for supportive care in case of multiple organ failure.