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In vitro activity of mupirocin against methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus isolated from a hospital in Spain

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Diego de León 62, E-28006, Madrid, Spain

    T. Alarcón, D. Domingo, M. C. del Rey, S. López, I. Sánchez & M. López-Brea

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Alarcón, T., Domingo, D., del Rey, M.C. et al. In vitro activity of mupirocin against methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus isolated from a hospital in Spain. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 17, 398–399 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691569

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