Universal decolonization to prevent intensive care unit meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Infection
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0195-6701
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.08.003