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In vitro susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium to daptomycin and other antibiotics

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The authors thank Mrs. M. Kwe and G. Ginzach of the Editorial Board, Rabin Medical Center, and Beilinson Campus for their assistance. This work was not supported by any external funding and the authors have no conflict of interest.

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  1. National Staphylococcus Center, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, 49100, Israel

    Z. Samra & O. Ofir

  2. Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Z. Samra & O. Ofir

  3. Internal Medicine C, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, 49100, Israel

    H. Shmuely

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Samra, Z., Ofir, O. & Shmuely, H. In vitro susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium to daptomycin and other antibiotics. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 26, 363–365 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-007-0288-2

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