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Oerskovia xanthineolytica and methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus in a patient with cirrhosis and variceal hemorrhage

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  1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University, Hospital and School of Medicine, 3401 North Broad St., 19140, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    A. L. Truant

  2. Department of Medicine, Temple University, Hospital and School of Medicine, 3401 North Broad St., 19140, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    A. L. Truant, R. Eisenstaedt & P. Richman

  3. Department of Pathology, Temple University, Hospital and School of Medicine, 3401 North Broad St., 19140, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    A. L. Truant

  4. Clinical Laboratories, Temple University, Hospital and School of Medicine, 3401 North Broad St., 19140, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    A. L. Truant & V. Satishchandran

  5. Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, 30333, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    M. M. McNeil

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Truant, A.L., Satishchandran, V., Eisenstaedt, R. et al. Oerskovia xanthineolytica and methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus in a patient with cirrhosis and variceal hemorrhage. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 11, 950–951 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01962383

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