Epidemic methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus lineages are the main cause of infections at an Iranian university hospital.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on September 21, 2011

Authors

Seyed Asghar Havaei1, Sinisa Vidovic, Narimani Tahmineh, Kazemi Mohammad, Karbalaei Mohsen, Stefania Starnino, Jo-Anne R Dillon

Author Affiliations

1: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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