Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus among ICU personnel working at Zahedan University, southeastern Iran

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  • Asad Shakeri
  • Maliheh Metanat
  • Roya Alavi-Naini
  • Batool Sharifi-Mood
  • Maryam Imani
  • Zakaria Bameri
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Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus among ICU personnel working at Zahedan University, southeastern Iran

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volume 4  issue None

pages  743- 744

publication date 2013-01

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