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Comment
. 2010 Oct;36(10):1788.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-010-1946-x. Epub 2010 Jul 15.

Macrolide combination antibiotic therapy should be prudently considered in complicated CAP cases and in regions with low macrolide susceptibility

Hsin-I Shih  1 , Hsiang-Chin Hsu  2 , Chih-Hsien Chi  2 , Wen-Chien Ko  3
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Macrolide combination antibiotic therapy should be prudently considered in complicated CAP cases and in regions with low macrolide susceptibility

Hsin-I Shih et al. Intensive Care Med. 2010 Oct.
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