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. 1998 May;42(5):1303-4.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.42.5.1303.

Historical yearly usage of vancomycin

H A Kirst, D G Thompson, T I Nicas

Historical yearly usage of vancomycin

H A Kirst et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1998 May.
No abstract available

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FIG. 1
Usage of vancomycin (in kilograms) in the United States, France, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, and The Netherlands.
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