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Original Article

Epidemiology of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 Production in Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated in Denmark between 1959 and 1990

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Pages 599-604 | Received 01 Nov 1993, Accepted 06 Jun 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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