Increase in trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole (co-trimoxazole) resistance at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, in the AIDS era.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
دوره 94 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004