[Tonsillectomy for MRSA Eradication-a case Report]
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Abstract
Herein is reported the case of a clinician in whom, after three unsuccessful attempts to eradicate a nasopharyngeal MRSA (methicillin resistent staphylococcus ausreus) colonization, tonsillectomy was performed with long-term success.
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