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Comment
. 2015 Apr;175(4):633-4.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8279.

Uncovering the role of antibiotics in the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms

L Clifford McDonald  1
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Uncovering the role of antibiotics in the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms

L Clifford McDonald. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Apr.
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