Emergence of rifampicin-resistant staphylococci on the skin and nose of rifampicin-treated patients with an orthopaedic-device-related infection

Wallimann, Alexandra; Achermann, Yvonne; Ferris, Ciara; Morgenstern, Mario; Clauss, Martin; Stadelmann, Vincent; Rüdiger, Hannes Andreas; O'Mahony, Liam; Moriarty, Thomas Fintan

doi:10.5194/jbji-9-191-2024

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24 Jul 2024

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| 24 Jul 2024

Emergence of rifampicin-resistant staphylococci on the skin and nose of rifampicin-treated patients with an orthopaedic-device-related infection

Alexandra Wallimann, Yvonne Achermann, Ciara Ferris, Mario Morgenstern, Martin Clauss, Vincent Stadelmann, Hannes Andreas Rüdiger, Liam O'Mahony, and Thomas Fintan Moriarty

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