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Antibiotic pharmacodynamics and bacterial resistance: Usefulness of in vitro models

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Zinner, S.H., Firsov, A. Antibiotic pharmacodynamics and bacterial resistance: Usefulness of in vitro models. Curr Infect Dis Rep 9, 175–177 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-007-0027-y

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