Predictive value of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal swab PCR assay for MRSA pneumonia.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on November 25, 2013

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Benjamin Dangerfield1, Andrew Chung, Brandon Webb, Maria Teresa Seville

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Internal Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

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