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Research Article

Usefulness of PCR-RFLP coa gene for clonal classification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in tertiary hospitals

María González-Domínguez From the Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza
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Carmen PotelServicio de Microbiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo;Unidad de Apoyo a la Investigación, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo, IBIV
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Cristina Seral From the Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza;Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lucía ConstenlaUnidad de Apoyo a la Investigación, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo, IBIV
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F. Javier Castillo From the Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza;Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
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Maximiliano ÁlvarezServicio de Microbiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo;Unidad de Apoyo a la Investigación, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo, IBIV
Pages 719-722 | Received 27 Mar 2014, Accepted 22 May 2014, Published online: 19 Aug 2014

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