Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> isolates in Ghana
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Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Vibrio cholerae isolates.
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عنوان ژورنال: Ghana Medical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0855-0328
DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v38i2.35999