Burns
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 176-180 , March 2004

Toxic shock syndrome in a scald burn child treated with an occlusive wound dressing

  • M Trop

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, PICU and Children’s Burns Unit, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 30, 8036 Graz, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43-316-385-2632; fax: +43-316-385-3785.
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  • G Zobel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, PICU and Children’s Burns Unit, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 30, 8036 Graz, Austria
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  • S Roedl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, PICU and Children’s Burns Unit, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 30, 8036 Graz, Austria
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  • H.M Grubbauer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, PICU and Children’s Burns Unit, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 30, 8036 Graz, Austria
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  • G Feierl

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hygiene, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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PII: S0305-4179(03)00287-0

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2003.10.001

Burns
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 176-180 , March 2004

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