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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in a preterm infant, and
Ryo Fukaura1, Chiaki Terashima-Murase1, Mai Ota1
1Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
The Journal of Dermatology
|August 22, 2023
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