A new multiplex PCR for easy screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec types I–V
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- 1 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Clinical Microbiology & Infection
- Vol. 13 (7) , 725-727
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01720.x
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