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Possible outbreak of skin infections due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a commercial ship in 2012–2014
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Possible outbreak of skin infections due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a commercial ship in 2012–2014
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70-71
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2017-03-30
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10.5603/IMH.2017.0012
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IMH 2017;68(1):70-71.
Authors
Etienne Bon
Kheira Gadouri
Catherine Avril
Guillaume Camuset
Elsa Balleydier
isabelle Mathieu
Sandrine Picot
Julien Jaubert
Richard Ballas
Mélanie Colomb-Cotinat
Anne Tristan
Coralie Bouchiat
Laurent Filleul
Frédéric Pagès
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