The world's first vaccine against Toxic Shock Syndrome has been deceloped by researchers from MedUni Vienna's Department of Clinical Pharmacology, in collaboration with the company Biomedizinische Forschungsgesellschaft mbH in Vienna.

Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is a severe circulatory and organ failure caused by bacterial toxins, usually triggered by bacteria from the Staphylococcus group. The syndrome was first described in the 1980s after general symptoms of sepsis or blood poisoning occurring in young women who had used so-called "super tampons" during their periods were recorded. Dialysis patients, the chronically sick, people with liver diseases and people recovering after heart operations can also be affected.

The world's first safe and effective vaccine against this disease has aöready been successfully tested it in a Phase I trial. The vaccine, which has practically no side effects is injected into the skin and its effect is similar to that of a tetanus vaccination, science daily reports. mmunization with such vaccines lasts for five years or more."Once vaccinated, a person develops antibodies, which become active if the germs start to pose a threat.

A Phase II trial with a larger test population has now started, in order to check the initial, promising results.

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