Monotherapy versus beta-lactam-aminoglycoside combination treatment for gram-negative bacteremia: a prospective, observational study.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on May 01, 1997

Authors

L Leibovici1, M Paul, O Poznanski, M Drucker, Z Samra, H Konigsberger, S D Pitlik

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah-Tiqva, Israel. leibovic@post.tau.ac.il

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