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In vitro methods for confirming reduced susceptibility to cefuroxime amongHaemophilus influenzae isolates

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  1. Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Southmead Health Services, NHS Trust and University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, BS10 5NB, Bristol, UK

    A. P. MacGowan, M. Wootton, K. E. Bowker, H. A. Holt & D. S. Reeves

  2. Department of Microbiology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Glan Hafren NHS Trust, Newport, Gwent, UK

    P. A. James

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MacGowan, A.P., Wootton, M., James, P.A. et al. In vitro methods for confirming reduced susceptibility to cefuroxime amongHaemophilus influenzae isolates. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 328–329 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01695645

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