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. 2007 Jul;18(4):263-4.
doi: 10.1155/2007/328074.

Directly observed therapy with azithromycin for skin and soft tissue infections in injection drug users

Harout K Tossonian  1 , Brian Conway, Jesse D Raffa, Mark Viljoen, Milan Khara, Annabel Mead, Heather Culbert, Stanley Devlaming
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Directly observed therapy with azithromycin for skin and soft tissue infections in injection drug users

Harout K Tossonian et al. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2007 Jul.
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