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Correspondence

The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in patients presenting to a hospital emergency department

Aman Bamra Sydney West Area Health Service, Westmead Hospital, WestmeadCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Rabin Bhandari Sydney South West Area Health Service, Bankstown Hospital, Bankstown
,
Deo de Wit Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, Department of Microbiology, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
&
Maria Yates Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, Department of Microbiology, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Pages 609-611 | Published online: 19 Sep 2009

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