Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus guidelines: a myriad of open questions

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. 2011 Jul 1;53(1):97-8; author reply 99-100.

doi: 10.1093/cid/cir278.

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Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of america for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children.
Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, Daum RS, Fridkin SK, Gorwitz RJ, Kaplan SL, Karchmer AW, Levine DP, Murray BE, J Rybak M, Talan DA, Chambers HF; Infectious Diseases Society of America. Liu C, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb 1;52(3):e18-55. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq146. Epub 2011 Jan 4. Clin Infect Dis. 2011. PMID: 21208910

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