Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia.
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Affi liations: From the Division of Clinical Science, St. George’s University of London. Financial/nonfi nancial disclosures: The author has reported to CHEST the following confl icts of interest: Dr Jones has received consulting fees and speakers honoraria from GlaxoSmithKline. Correspondence to: Paul W. Jones, PhD, Division of Clinical Science, St. George’s University of London, Cranmer Terr, London, SW17 0RE, England; e-mail: [email protected] © 2012 American College of Chest Physicians. Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians. See online for more details. DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-0838
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 142 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012