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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nursing Homes: Putting the Problem in Perspective

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 12 , Issue 7 , July 1991 , pp. 413 - 415
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1991

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