Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a Causative Agent of Postoperative Intra-abdominal Infection: Relation to Nasal Colonization
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- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 29 (5), 1231-1238
- https://doi.org/10.1086/313454
Abstract
In the surgical intensive care unit of a university hospital, we investigated the frequency of and the risk factors for acquisition of methicillin-reKeywords
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