Toxic Schoksyndrom: A girl dies because she has not changed her tampon

More than a year after her death in March 2017, the mystery surrounding the death of 16-year-old Sara Manitoski of British Columbia is now over. The girl died of a toxic shock syndrome (TSS), triggered by a tampon. Doctors warn against underestimating this risk.

Sara was found dead in March 2017 during a school trip near Vancouver Island, according to US People magazine. Over a year, the exact determination of the cause of death by forensic medicine has taken. Now, it seems certain that Sara died of the toxic shock syndrome caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus.

The bacterial strain can develop deadly toxins

The buffer alone, however, may not have been the cause of the girl's death, because Staphylococcus belongs to the normal bacterial flora of the mucous membranes. Some bacterial strains, however, can form toxins (poisons), which are favored, for example, by the prolonged use of tampons and thus trigger violent infections. TSS is very rare – however, it can lead to death, warning TSS on any conventional buffer packet.

Doctors advise frequent changes of tampon

Doctors advise to change buffers every two to three hours, not on Sleep with overnight. TSS is recognizable by symptoms such as chills, vomiting, and vertigo.

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