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Published in: Infection 4/2014

01-08-2014 | Correspondence

Case of Shigella flexneri infection with treatment failure due to azithromycin resistance in an HIV-positive patient

Authors: R.-J. Hassing, D. C. Melles, W. H. F. Goessens, B. J. A. Rijnders

Published in: Infection | Issue 4/2014

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Title
Case of Shigella flexneri infection with treatment failure due to azithromycin resistance in an HIV-positive patient
Authors
R.-J. Hassing
D. C. Melles
W. H. F. Goessens
B. J. A. Rijnders
Publication date
01-08-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-014-0594-4

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