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Topical betamethasone/fusidic acid in eczema: efficacy against and emergence of resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

AP Menday Medical Department, Leo Pharmaceuticals, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, UK
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WC Noble Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, Formerly of the St John's Institute of Dermatology, London, UK
Pages 143-149 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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