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Cotrimoxazole resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae and commensal streptococci from Kampala, Uganda

Maria Wilén From the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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William Buwembo Departments of Anatomy,
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Hakim Sendagire Biochemistry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Fred Kironde Biochemistry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Göte Swedberg From the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 113-121 | Received 19 Apr 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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