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Case Reports
. 2008 Feb;46(2):832-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02154-07. Epub 2007 Dec 12.

Panton-valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus and foreign travel

Kristjan O Helgason, Michael E Jones, Giles Edwards
Case Reports

Panton-valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus and foreign travel

Kristjan O Helgason et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Feb.
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