Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 701-703 , November 2009

Fatal Toxic Shock Syndrome From an Intrauterine Device

  • Cameron D. Klug, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Cameron D. Klug, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204; 303-436-7142, Fax 303-436-7541
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  • C. Ryan Keay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO
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  • Adit A. Ginde, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

Received 28 November 2008 ,Revised 13 May 2009 ,Accepted 26 May 2009.

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 Supervising editor: Kathy J. Rinnert, MD, MPH

 Reprints not available from the authors.

 Publication date: Available online July 3, 2009.

PII: S0196-0644(09)00610-6

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.05.030

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 701-703 , November 2009

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