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Prevalence of producers of enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 amongStaphylococcus aureus strains isolated from atopic dermatitis lesions

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    Hisanori Akiyama, Yoichiro Toi, Hiroko Kanzaki, Joji Tada & Jirô Arata

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Akiyama, H., Toi, Y., Kanzaki, H. et al. Prevalence of producers of enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 amongStaphylococcus aureus strains isolated from atopic dermatitis lesions. Arch Dermatol Res 288, 418–420 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02507115

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