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A proposed standard for MIC-MBC laboratory techniques to detect penicillin tolerance in group A streptococci

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Hospital, PO Box 9600, 2300, RC Leiden, The Netherlands

    G. J. van Asselt, R. P. Mouton & C. P. A. van Boven

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, Westeinde Hospital, Lijnbaan 32, 2512, VA Den Haag, The Netherlands

    G. J. van Asselt

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van Asselt, G.J., Mouton, R.P. & van Boven, C.P.A. A proposed standard for MIC-MBC laboratory techniques to detect penicillin tolerance in group A streptococci. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 15, 182–183 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01591499

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