Throat and rectal swabs may have an important role in MRSA screening of critically ill patients
- 24 May 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Intensive Care Medicine
- Vol. 34 (9) , 1703-1706
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1153-1
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