Pneumonia Caused by Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureus
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- 1 June 2008
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- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 46 (S5) , S378-S385
- https://doi.org/10.1086/533594
Abstract
A recent increase in staphylococcal infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), combined with frequent, prolonged ventilKeywords
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