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Case Report

Therapeutic Failure in Pneumonia Caused by a Tolerant Strain of Staphylococcus Aureus

Bo Svenungsson Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Bacteriology, Roslagstull Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
,
Mats Kalin Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Bacteriology, Roslagstull Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
&
Lars Göran Lindgren Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Bacteriology, Roslagstull Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 309-311 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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