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Research Article

A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Comparative Study of Clinafloxacin Versus a Ceftriaxone-based Regimen in the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia

Pages 832-837 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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