Erythromycin resistance genes in group A streptococci in Finland. The Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on January 01, 1999

Authors

J Kataja1, P Huovinen, M Skurnik, H Seppälä

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1: Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. janne.kataja@utu.fi

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