Widespread Use of Fluoroquinolones Versus Emerging Resistance in Pneumococci
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- 15 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 35 (12) , 1505-1511
Abstract
During the past decade, respiratory-tract pathogens have shown an increase in resistance to all classes of antimicrobial agents. Although the increasKeywords
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