Infect Chemother.  2017 Jun;49(2):158-159. 10.3947/ic.2017.49.2.158.

Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nosocomial Infections

• Choo EJ

• KMID: 2383941
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2017.49.2.158

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Cross Infection*
Methicillin Resistance*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*

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