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Antimicrobial susceptibility of viridans group streptococcal blood isolates to eight antimicrobial agents

Andrew Smith From the Infection Research Group, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, UKCorrespondencea.smith@ dental.gla.ac.uk
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Margaret S. Jackson From the Infection Research Group, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, UK
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Helen Kennedy Department of Microbiology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK
Pages 259-263 | Received 15 Sep 2003, Accepted 06 Feb 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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