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Administration of antibiotics via the respiratory tract as monotherapy for pneumonia

Matthew E Falagas Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece and Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. [email protected]
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Michalis Agrafiotis Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece
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Zoe Athanassa Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece
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Ilias I Siempos Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece
Pages 447-452 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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