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Editorial

Approaches to combating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilm infections

Katherine Y. Lea Guest Researcher, Pathogen Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA;b Research Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases and Attending Physician, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA;c Attending Physician, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Michael Ottod Senior Investigator, Pathogen Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-3 | Received 03 Dec 2023, Accepted 10 Jan 2024, Published online: 14 Jan 2024

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