Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome: still a problem

Patrick M Schlievert

Microbiology, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.

Correspondence: pats@lenti.med.umn.edu

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