Characterization of Vancomycin-Heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus from the Metropolitan Area of Detroit, Michigan, over a 22-Year Period (1986 to 2007)

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

سال: 2008

ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01981-08