Fosfomycin: use beyond urinary tract and gastrointestinal infections.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on April 01, 2008

Authors

Matthew E Falagas1, Konstantina P Giannopoulou, George N Kokolakis, Petros I Rafailidis

Author Affiliations

1: Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Athens, Greece. m.falagas@aibs.gr

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