Prevalence and distribution of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among laboratory science students and laboratory staff from a single hospital in North Saudi Arabia
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Microbiology Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1996-0808
DOI: 10.5897/ajmr2014.6832