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Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Healthcare Workers of an Iranian Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mohammed Rahbar ,
Mohammed Karamiyar  and
Rassol Gra-Agaji
Mohammed Rahbar
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Reference Laboratory of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Mohammed Karamiyar
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Reference Laboratory of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Rassol Gra-Agaji
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Reference Laboratory of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , April 2003 , pp. 236 - 237
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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