Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Trinidad & Tobago.

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Published in Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob on July 03, 2006

Authors

Patrick Eberechi Akpaka1, Shivnarine Kissoon, William Henry Swanston, Michele Monteil

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St, Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago. peakpaka@yahoo.co.uk

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