Vancomycin for Treatment of Infections with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Are There Alternatives?

Overview

Journal Eur J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1986 Dec 1

PMID 3643105

Citations 4

Authors

D Milatovic

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