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Infection with ciprofloxacin-resistantCampylobacter jejuni in travellers returning from Asia

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  1. Department of Medicine, Fairfield Hospital, Yarra Bend Road, 3078, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia

    M. A. Slavin & I. Jennens

  2. Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Fairfield Hospital, Yarra Bend Road, 3078, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia

    W. Tee

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Slavin, M.A., Jennens, I. & Tee, W. Infection with ciprofloxacin-resistantCampylobacter jejuni in travellers returning from Asia. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 15, 348–350 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01695672

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