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Antimicrobial susceptibility of viridans group streptococci isolated from patients with acute leukemia receiving ofloxacin for antibacterial prophylaxis

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  1. Sektion Infektionskrankheiten und Abteilung Innere Medizin III (Hämatologie — Onkologie), Medizinische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik, Robert-Koch-Straße 8, D-7900, Ulm, FR Germany

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Kern, W., Linzmeier, K. & Kurrle, E. Antimicrobial susceptibility of viridans group streptococci isolated from patients with acute leukemia receiving ofloxacin for antibacterial prophylaxis. Infection 17, 396–397 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01645556

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