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Incidence, management and outcomes of the first cfr-mediated linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis outbreak in a tertiary referral centre in the Republic of Ireland.
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Incidence, management and outcomes of the first cfr-mediated linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis outbreak in a tertiary referral centre in the Republic of Ireland.
O'Connor, Ciara; Powell, James; Finnegan, Cathriona; O'Gorman, A; Barrett, S.; Hopkins, K.L; Pichon, B; Hill, R; Power, Lorraine; Woodford, N; Coffey, Calvin J.; Kearns, A; O'Connell, Nuala H.; Dunne, Colum P.
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2016
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National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin;7 (3), pp. 27
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