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. 1996 May;7(3):169-73.
doi: 10.1155/1996/431214.

Antimicrobial resistance: Implications for therapy of infections with common childhood pathogens

D P Speert  1
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Antimicrobial resistance: Implications for therapy of infections with common childhood pathogens

D P Speert. Can J Infect Dis. 1996 May.
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