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Editorial
. 1998 Sep 5;317(7159):612-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7159.612.

Antimicrobial resistance: bacteria on the defence. Resistance stems from misguided efforts to try to sterilise our environment

S B Levy
Editorial

Antimicrobial resistance: bacteria on the defence. Resistance stems from misguided efforts to try to sterilise our environment

S B Levy. BMJ. .
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