Correction: Investigation of Staphylococcus strains with heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptides in a Turkish university hospital

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  • Yasar Nakipoglu
  • Sengul Derbentli
  • Atahan A Cagatay
  • Handan Katranci
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Text We feel that it is our ethical responsibility to add the following acknowledgment to the article titled "Investiga-tion of Staphylococcus strains with heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptides in a Turkish university' [1]: 'We greatly thank Dr. for their collaboration in confirming of the population analysis. which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • BMC Infectious Diseases

دوره 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005