Neomycin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusin a burns unit
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A review of burns patients admitted to the Burns Unit of Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hygiene
سال: 1964
ISSN: 0022-1724
DOI: 10.1017/s0022172400039942