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Research Article

Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in a Hospital Sewage Line; Occurrence, Distribution and Impact on Bacterial Resistance

Per-Åke Jarnheimer Department of Infectious Diseases, Kalmar County Hospital, SE-381 95 Kalmar, Sweden
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Jakob Ottoson Department of Bacteriology, SMI, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, SE-171 82 Solna, Sweden
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Richard Lindberg Department of Environmental Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Thor-Axel Stenström Department of Bacteriology, SMI, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, SE-171 82 Solna, Sweden
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Magnus Johansson Department of Environmental Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Mats Tysklind Department of Environmental Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Mari-Mall Winner Hospital Pharmacy, Kalmar County Hospital, SE-381 95 Kalmar, Sweden
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Björn Olsen Department of Infectious Diseases, Kalmar County Hospital, SE-381 95 Kalmar, Sweden; Department of Infectious Diseases, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden; Department of Biologu and Environmental Science, University of Kalmar, SE-391 82 Kalmar, Sweden
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Pages 752-755 | Published online: 22 May 2012

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