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Dr. Burnham has no conflicts of interest to report. Dr. Kollef’s effort was supported by the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation.

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    Jason P. Burnham

  2. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Marin H. Kollef

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This work was performed at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

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Burnham, J.P., Kollef, M.H. Understanding toxic shock syndrome. Intensive Care Med 41, 1707–1710 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3861-7

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