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Failure to isolate methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus from stethoscopes in two hospitals with endemic strains

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Services Research, 52242, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    A. F. Widmer & R. P. Wenzel

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, College of Medicine, 52242, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    M. A. Pfaller

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Widmer, A.F., Pfaller, M.A. & Wenzel, R.P. Failure to isolate methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus from stethoscopes in two hospitals with endemic strains. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 10, 46 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967101

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