Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Intravenous Drug Abusers, Dialysis Patients, and Diabetics
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/155.4.829-a