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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusInfections of Sternal Wounds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Allan Perceval
Allan Perceval*
Affiliation:
Microbiology Department and Infectious Disease Unit, Alfred Hospital, Prahran Victoria, Australia
*
Alfred Hospital, Commerical Road, Prahran Victoria, Australia3181
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , March 1992 , pp. 173 - 174
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1992 

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