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. 1993 Oct 23;307(6911):1049–1052. doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6911.1049

Diagnosis and management of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.

G J Duckworth 1
PMCID: PMC1679223  PMID: 8251781

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