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Research Article

Effects of Piperitone on the Antimicrobial Activity of Nitrofurantoin and on Nitrofurantoin Metabolism by Enterobacter cloacae.

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Pages 230-234 | Accepted 16 Oct 2006, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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