Predominance of VREfm ST203 subgroup in Queensland

Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-

  Kamolvit, Witchuda ^a   Sidjabat, Hanna E ^a   Nimmo, Graeme R ^a,b   Anuj, Snehal N ^b   Bergh, Haakon ^b   Richardson, Leisha J ^a   Paterson, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Central Queensland Pathology Laboratory   (Australia)

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EID: 84873817856     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAT.0b013e32835b68d2     Document Type: Article

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