The only antidepressant with a half-life substantially in excess of 24 hours is fluoxetine. The parent drug has a half-life of 2 to 4 days and norfluoxetine, its active metabolite, has a half-life of 7 to 15 days. This half-life is even longer at doses above 20 mg/day in physically healthy older patients.
Toxic shock syndrome, or TSS, is a very rare and life-threatening bacterial infection. Some women can be affected by toxic shock syndrome from certain types of tampon, but men and children can also get TSS. Toxic shock syndrome can also be caused by boils, insect bites, scalds, burns or other wounds being infected by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria.
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but life-threatening bacterial infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria.