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The Graying of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Kyle J. Popovich  and
Robert A. Weinstein
Kyle J. Popovich*
Affiliation:
Rush University Medical Centerand Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
Robert A. Weinstein
Affiliation:
Rush University Medical Centerand Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
*
637 S. Wood St., Chicago, IL 60612 ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 2009 , pp. 9 - 12
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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