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Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and the skip phenomenon

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  1. Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Raj Palraj, M. Rizwan Sohail & Larry M. Baddour

  2. Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Raj Palraj, M. Rizwan Sohail & Larry M. Baddour

  3. Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    M. Rizwan Sohail & Larry M. Baddour

  4. Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN, USA

    M. Rizwan Sohail

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Palraj, R., Sohail, M.R. & Baddour, L.M. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and the skip phenomenon. Infection 48, 653–654 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-020-01412-9

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