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Review
. 1998 Sep 5;317(7159):652-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7159.652.

The epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in hospital acquired infections: problems and possible solutions

M J Struelens  1
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Review

The epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in hospital acquired infections: problems and possible solutions

M J Struelens. BMJ. .
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Proportion of S aureus isolates resistant to methicillin recovered from clinical specimens of inpatients in selected European countries. Data for hospitals are derived from Voss et al, and data for intensive care units from Vincent et al
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