MRSA: an old and new enemy

Giovanni B. Orsi

doi:10.1071/HI08021

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MRSA: an old and new enemy

Giovanni B. Orsi

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Department of Public Health, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: giovanni.orsi@uniroma1.it

Healthcare Infection 13(3) 73-75 https://doi.org/10.1071/HI08021
Published: 2 September 2008

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