Dissemination of Panton-Valentine leukocidin–positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 clone in multiple hospitals in Tokyo, Japan
- 1 November 2018
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Clinical Microbiology and Infection
- Vol. 24 (11) , 1211.e1-1211.e7
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Funding Information
- Matching Fund Subsidy
- Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
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