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. 1985 May;67(3):156–158.

Toxic shock syndrome: a review of the literature

D Thomas, P S Withington
PMCID: PMC2498055  PMID: 3890672

Abstract

A review of toxic-shock syndrome is presented. The epidemiology, clinical features, present and possible future management are discussed.

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