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Review
. 2005 Oct;5(10):653-63.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(05)70243-7.

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

John M Boyce  1 , Barry Cookson, Keryn Christiansen, Satoshi Hori, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, Sesin Kocagöz, A Yasemin Oztop, Christina M J E Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Stephan Harbarth, Didier Pittet
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Review

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

John M Boyce et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2005 Oct.
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Coloured transmission electron micrograph of dividing MRSA
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Intensive care units are high-risk areas for MRSA
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