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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Long-Term Care Facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Joseph M. Mylotte*
Affiliation:
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1991

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