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First Report of Clinical and Microbiological Failure in the Eradication of Glycopeptide-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage by Mupirocin

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  1. Department of Hospital Health, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 rue de Versailles, 78157, Le Chesnay Cedex, France

    J. W. Decousser, P. Pina & P. Y. Allouch

  2. Department of Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 rue de Versailles, 78157, Le Chesnay Cedex, France

    J. C. Ghnassia

  3. Intensive Care Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 rue de Versailles, 78157, Le Chesnay Cedex, France

    J. P. Bedos

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Decousser, J.W., Pina, P., Ghnassia, J.C. et al. First Report of Clinical and Microbiological Failure in the Eradication of Glycopeptide-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage by Mupirocin. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 22, 318–319 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-0929-z

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