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  • Aust Prescr 2009;32:171
  • 1 December 2009
  • DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2009.087
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Subsidised medicines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Aust Prescr 2009;32:121)

Nasal colonisation with S. aureus
12. Mupirocin nasal ointment (2%)


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