Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a 5-year review of surveillance data in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.

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Published in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol on June 29, 2007

Authors

H H Balkhy1, Z A Memish, M A Almuneef, G C Cunningham, C Francis, K C Fong, Z B Nazeer, E Tannous

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infection Prevention and Control, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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