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Comparison of antibacterial activities of polymyxin B and colistin against multidrug resistant Gram negative bacteria

Mehmet Z. DoymazDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Beykoz Institute of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elif KaraaslanDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Beykoz Institute of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
Pages 676-682 | Received 10 Feb 2019, Accepted 01 Jul 2019, Published online: 12 Jul 2019

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