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Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: A Growing Public Health Problem

Kevin Purcell1 CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care, San Antonio, TX, USA;2 University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA;3 13501 Camino De Plata Ct, Corpus Christi, TX78418, USA Tel.: +1 361 443 4825; Email: [email protected]View further author information
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Jaime Fergie4 Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Corpus Christi, TX, USA Tel.: +1 361 694 6421; Fax.: +1 361 851 6867; Email: [email protected];5 College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, Temple, TX, USAView further author information
Pages 95-105 | Published online: 16 Oct 2007

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