In vitro effects of four macrolides (roxithromycin, spiramycin, azithromycin [CP-62,993], and A-56268) on Toxoplasma gondii.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on April 01, 1988

Authors

H R Chang1, J C Pechère

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1: Department of Microbiology, Faculté de Médecine de Genève, Centre Médical Universitaire, Switzerland.

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