A randomized study of ciprofloxacin versus ceftriaxone in the treatment of nursing home-acquired lower respiratory tract infections.

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Published in J Am Geriatr Soc on October 01, 1991

Authors

C A Hirata-Dulas1, D J Stein, D R Guay, R P Gruninger, P K Peterson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.

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