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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Infective endocarditis due to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in injection drug users may be associated with Panton-Valentine leukocidin-negative strains

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Pages 299-302 | Received 06 Sep 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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