International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages e437-e443 , November 2009

Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage might be associated with vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in type 1 diabetes

  • Charalambos Panierakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Crete, POB 2208, Heraklion 71003, Greece
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  • George Goulielmos

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Internal Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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  • Dimitris Mamoulakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Crete, POB 2208, Heraklion 71003, Greece
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  • Sofia Maraki

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Microbiology, University Hospital, Heraklion, Greece
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  • Efstathios Papavasiliou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital, Heraklion, Greece
    • ,
  • Emmanouil Galanakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Crete, POB 2208, Heraklion 71003, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 21 November 2008 ,Revised 16 February 2009 ,Accepted 18 February 2009.

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PII: S1201-9712(09)00119-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.02.012

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages e437-e443 , November 2009

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