Three different phenotypes of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in Finland.

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Published in J Antimicrob Chemother on December 01, 1993

Authors

H Seppälä1, A Nissinen, Q Yu, P Huovinen

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1: Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland.

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