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Serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns ofShigella species isolated from children in Calcutta, India

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  1. Division of Microbiology, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, P-33, C.I.T. Road, Scheme XM, Beliaghata, PO Box 177, 700 010, Calcutta, India

    S. Dutta

  2. Department of Pediatric Medicine, Dr. B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children, 111, Narkeldanga Main Road, 700 056, Calcutta, India

    T. Sinha Mahapatra

  3. Division of Clinical Medicine, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, P-33, C.I.T. Road, Scheme XM, Beliaghata, PO Box 177, 700 010, Calcutta, India

    P. Dutta, U. Mitra & S. Dasgupta

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Dutta, S., Mahapatra, T.S., Dutta, P. et al. Serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns ofShigella species isolated from children in Calcutta, India. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 17, 298–299 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699994

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