Current concepts on the virulence mechanisms of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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Published in J Med Microbiol on June 28, 2012

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Richard R Watkins1, Michael Z David, Robert A Salata

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1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH 44302, USA. rwatkins@agmc.org

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