Has methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus stopped spreading in intensive care units?
Abstract
Muto CA, Farr BM, Jarvis WR
Clin. Infect. Dis. 2005 Jul;41(2):269-70; author reply 270-1
PMID: 15983929… Read more
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Muto CA, Farr BM, Jarvis WR
Clin. Infect. Dis. 2005 Jul;41(2):269-70; author reply 270-1
PMID: 15983929… Read more
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