Increased Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Septicemia and Illicit Intravenous Drug Use in the South
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy116