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Original Article

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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