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Case Reports
. 2006 Dec;12(12):2000-1.
doi: 10.3201/eid1212.060814.

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Colombia

Carlos A Alvarez, Oscar J Barrientes, Aura L Leal, German A Contreras, Liliana Barrero, Sandra Rincón, Lorena Diaz, Natasha Vanegas, Cesar A Arias
Case Reports

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Colombia

Carlos A Alvarez et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Dec.
No abstract available

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