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Septic shock and toxic shock: Do adjunctive therapies improve outcome?

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    Allan R. Tunkel MD, PhD

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Tunkel, A.R. Septic shock and toxic shock: Do adjunctive therapies improve outcome?. Curr Infect Dis Rep 1, 215–217 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-999-0021-7

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