Antibiotic Susceptibility and Resistance Testing: An Overview
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Antibiotic treatment and susceptibility testing.
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2000/382415