Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Shigella in Iran
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*Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 87155.111, Kashan, Iran. **Department of Statistics, Kashan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Kashan, Iran. Received for publication: September 12, 2005. Reprint request: Ahmad Khorshidi, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 87155.111, Kashan, Iran. E-mail: [email protected]
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