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. 1989 Jul;33(7):991–994. doi: 10.1128/aac.33.7.991

Methicillin-resistant staphylococci: genetics and mechanisms of resistance.

C J Hackbarth 1, H F Chambers 1
PMCID: PMC176050  PMID: 2675759

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