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Anatomic Sites of Colonization with Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Kyle J. Popovich
Affiliation:
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
Alla Aroutcheva
Affiliation:
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
Bala Hota
Affiliation:
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
Kathleen G. Beavis
Affiliation:
University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Mary K. Hayden
Affiliation:
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Robert A. Weinstein*
Affiliation:
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
*
600 South Paulina, Suite 143, Chicago, IL 60612 (kyle_popovich@rush.edu).
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