Susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae type b to ampicillin-sulbactam

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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

سال: 1989

ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596

DOI: 10.1128/aac.33.9.1620