Carriage of meticillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus by medical students in Hong Kong
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Infection
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0195-6701
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.06.012