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Trachoma agent is sensitive to rifampicin early in its growth cycle, both in infected cells in vitro and in embryonated eggs in vivo.
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BECKER, Y., ZAKAY-RONES, Z. Rifampicin—A New Antitrachoma Drug. Nature 222, 851–853 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222851a0
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