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The threat from the pink corner

David M Livermore Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring and Reference Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Central Public Health Laboratory 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT UK +44-(0)20-8358-3292
Pages 226-234 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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