Acute toxic shock syndrome (TSS), initially described in association with the use of super absorbent tampons in menstruating women, has complicated a variety of surgical procedures. Recent attention in head and neck surgery has focused on absorbent packing materials, such as those used in postoperat
Toxic shock syndrome following insertion of breast prostheses
β Scribed by L. L. Olesen; T. Ejlertsen; J. Nielsen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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