Rapid Testing Methods for the Detection of Methicillin-Resistance Staphylococcus aureus

Antimicrobics and Infectious Diseases Newsletter

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 62-63

  Midha, Narinder K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0043046104     PISSN: 1069417X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1069-417X(00)80028-X     Document Type: Article

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