Pyomyositis and probable toxic shock syndrome caused by a Toxin-1 producing strain ofStaphylococcus aureus

  • B. Gahrn-Hansen
  • L. Lundkvist
  • E. Nielsen
Letters To The Editor

Keywords

Internal Medicine Toxic Shock Syndrome Pyomyositis ofStaphylococcus Aureus Strain ofStaphylococcus 
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© Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH 1989

Authors and Affiliations

  • B. Gahrn-Hansen
    • 1
  • L. Lundkvist
    • 2
  • E. Nielsen
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Clinical MicrobiologyOdense University HospitalOdense CDenmark
  2. 2.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryOdense University HospitalOdense CDenmark
  3. 3.Department of NephrologyOdense University HospitalOdense CDenmark

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