Molecular epidemiology of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli bloodstream isolates from patients admitted to European cancer centers.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on February 01, 1996

Authors

M Oethinger1, S Conrad, K Kaifel, A Cometta, J Bille, G Klotz, M P Glauser, R Marre, W V Kern

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1: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital and Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.

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