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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 28, 1996 - Issue 5
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6-Day Amoxicillin Versus 10-day Penicillin V for Group A β-Haemolytic Streptococcal Acute Tonsillitis in Adults: A French Multicentre, Open-label, Randomized Study

Dominique Peyramond Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon
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Henri Portier Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Hôpital du Bôcage, Dijon
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Pierre Geslin Laboratoire de microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Créteil, France
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Robert Cohen Laboratoire de microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Créteil, France
Pages 497-501 | Received 05 Feb 1996, Accepted 20 May 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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