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Evaluation of the MRSA-Screen Test in Detecting Oxacillin Resistance in Community and Hospital Isolates of Staphylococcus Aureus

I. B. Gosbell, S. A. Neville, J. L. Mercer, L. A. Fernandes, C. J. Fernandes Department of Microbiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
Pages 493-495 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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