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Review Article

Current types of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) in clinically relevant coagulase-negative staphylococcal (CoNS) species

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Received 04 Aug 2023, Accepted 17 Oct 2023, Published online: 26 Oct 2023

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