Bruce Dan
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Bruce Dan was one of the American researchers with the Toxic Shock Syndrome Task Force who established the link between toxic shock syndrome
and the use of tampons.
He died in Baltimore, Maryland, aged 64, on September 6, 2011, from complications stemming from a Bone Marrow Transplant received to cure leukemia.
Toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome is a potentially fatal illness caused by a bacterial toxin. Different bacterial toxins may cause toxic shock syndrome, depending on the situation. The causative bacteria include Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes...
and the use of tampons.
He died in Baltimore, Maryland, aged 64, on September 6, 2011, from complications stemming from a Bone Marrow Transplant received to cure leukemia.