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Antibiotic Resistance and R Factors in Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated in a Hospital for Infectious Diseases: III. The Effect of Antibacterial Treatment on the Incidence of R Factor-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance

Marianne Jonsson Department of Infectious Diseases, Roslagstull Hospital, the Department of Bacteriology, Karolinska Institutet, and the Central Microbiological Laboratory of Stockholm County, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 41-47 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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