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. 2006 Nov;12(11):1789-90.
doi: 10.3201/eid1211.060726.

Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus

Amos Adler, Violeta Temper, Colin S Block, Nitsa Abramson, Allon E Moses

Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus

Amos Adler et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Nov.
No abstract available

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