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. 2020 Dec 16;65(1):e01849-20.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.01849-20. Print 2020 Dec 16.

In Vitro Susceptibility of Nocardia farcinica to the Antimycobacterial Drug Clofazimine

Ka Lip Chew  1 , Sophie Octavia  2 , Siang Fei Yeoh  3 , Jeanette W P Teo  4
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In Vitro Susceptibility of Nocardia farcinica to the Antimycobacterial Drug Clofazimine

Ka Lip Chew et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. .
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Keywords: Nocardia farcinica; bedaquiline; clofazimine; nocardiosis; rifabutin.

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