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Successful treatment of severe streptococcal toxic shock syndrome with a combination of intravenous immunoglobulin, dexamethasone and antibiotics

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  1. Dept. of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, 5 Fu-Shin St., Kweishan 333, Taoyuan

    C. H. Chiu M. D. & T. Y. Lin M. D.

  2. Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Taiwan

    J. T. Ou Ph. D.

  3. Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chang Gung College of Medicine and Technology, Kweishan 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan

    K. S. S. Chang M. D., Ph. D.

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Chiu, C.H., Lin, T.Y., Ou, J.T. et al. Successful treatment of severe streptococcal toxic shock syndrome with a combination of intravenous immunoglobulin, dexamethasone and antibiotics. Infection 25, 47–48 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02113510

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