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Comment
. 2011 Nov;17(11):2083-4; author reply 2084.
doi: 10.3201/eid1711.110799.

Reduced susceptibility to vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureus

Marcelo J Mimica
Comment

Reduced susceptibility to vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureus

Marcelo J Mimica. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov.
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