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Superbug strikes again

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Alternative antibiotics offer slim comfort as potent strain returns.

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  1. CDC: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Pennsylvania, 2002. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , 51, 902, (2002).

  2. CDC: Staphylococcus aureus resistant to vancomycin - United States, 2002. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , 51, 565 - 567, (2002).

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