Transferable drug resistance in enterobacteria isolated from urban infants.
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Antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria, the vast majority of which carried transmissible R factors, were isolated from 81 out of a total of 100 healthy infants. There was surprisingly little correlation between previous antibacterial therapy and the resistant enterobacterial flora.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 2 5654 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1969