Economic impact of the community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemic on the Driscoll Children's Health Plan.

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Published in Pediatr Infect Dis J on February 01, 2006

Authors

Kevin Purcell1, Jaime Fergie, Mary Dale Peterson

Author Affiliations

1: Healthcare Leaders 2B/Pediatric Research 4U, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA. kevinpurcell@stx.rr.com

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