Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the German Democratic Republic. Incidence and strain-characteristics.

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Published in J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol on January 01, 1986

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W Witte, Nguyen Van Dip, K Dünnhaupt

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