Role of fem factors in methicillin resistance

Drug Resistance Updates

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 325-335

  Berger Bächi, Brigitte ^a   Tschierske, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0001138524     PISSN: 13687646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1368-7646(98)80048-4     Document Type: Review

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