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. 1969 Mar;67(1):49–57. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400041413

Importance of the carrier state as a source of Staphylococcus aureus in wound sepsis.

F M Calia, E Wolinsky, E A Mortimer Jr, J S Abrams, C H Rammelkamp Jr
PMCID: PMC2130695  PMID: 5278160

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