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Antibiotic sensitivity ofStreptococcus pneumoniae isolated from normally sterile body sites: First results of a multicenter study in Germany

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  1. Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie der RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, D-52057, Aachen

    R. R. Reinert, A. Queck,  A. Kaufhold &  R. Lütticken

  2. Rhône Poulenc Rorer, Klinische Forschung, Nattermann-Allee 1, D-50829, Köln, Germany

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Reinert, R.R., Queck, A., Kaufhold, A. et al. Antibiotic sensitivity ofStreptococcus pneumoniae isolated from normally sterile body sites: First results of a multicenter study in Germany. Infection 22, 113–114 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01739017

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