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Killing kinetics of vancomycin and rifampin tested alone and in combination against penicillin-resistantStreptococcus pneumoniae

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  1. Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint-Antoine, 27 Rue Chaligny, 75571, Paris Cedex 12, France

    V. Barakett, D. Lesage, F. Delisle, P. Vergez & J. C. Petit

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Barakett, V., Lesage, D., Delisle, F. et al. Killing kinetics of vancomycin and rifampin tested alone and in combination against penicillin-resistantStreptococcus pneumoniae . Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 69–71 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01997066

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