Subcutaneous infection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 48, 2010, Pages

  Tseng, Ching Wen ^a   Sanchez Martinez, Marisel ^a   Arruda, Andrea ^a   Liu, George Y ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Issue 48; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus; Subcutaneous infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355125427     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2528     Document Type: Article

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