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A 2-cycle prospective audit of the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in adult rhinology patients

Debashis Dass1 Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, England, UK
,
Artemis Christoforidou2 Department of Otolaryngology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, England, UK
,
Hisham S Khalil2 Department of Otolaryngology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, England, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Adrian Lee2 Department of Otolaryngology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, England, UK
Pages 103-110 | Published online: 29 Sep 2010

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