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. 1962 Nov;52(11):1828–1843. doi: 10.2105/ajph.52.11.1828

Epidemiology and Treatment of Chronic Staphylococcal Infections in the Household

Andríe J Nahmias, Mark H Lepper, Valerie Hurst, Stuart Mudd
PMCID: PMC1523106  PMID: 13937212

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