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October 30, 2002Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen Access

mecA Gene Is Widely Disseminated in Staphylococcus aureus Population

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CWC. L. C. WieldersUniversity Medical Center UtrechtAFAd C. FluitUniversity Medical Center UtrechtSBSylvain BrisseDélégation Paris 5

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0303164f17ebd438651f0bhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.40.11.3970-3975.2002
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