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. 1992 Jul;36(7):1585–1586. doi: 10.1128/aac.36.7.1585-b

Detecting methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by polymerase chain reaction.

F C Tenover, L K McDougal
PMCID: PMC191630  PMID: 1510460

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