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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 14, 1982 - Issue 1
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Influence of Erythromycin on the Normal Human Flora and Colonization of the Oral Cavity, Throat and Colon

Anders Heimdahl Departments of Bacteriology, National Bacteriological Laboratory, Oral Microbiology and Surgery, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Carl Erik Nord Departments of Bacteriology, National Bacteriological Laboratory, Oral Microbiology and Surgery, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 49-56 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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