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In vitro activity of clarithromycin (TE-031, A-67268) and 14OH-clarithromycin alone and in combination againstLegionella species

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    R. N. Jones, M. E. Erwin & M. S. Barrett

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Jones, R.N., Erwin, M.E. & Barrett, M.S. In vitro activity of clarithromycin (TE-031, A-67268) and 14OH-clarithromycin alone and in combination againstLegionella species. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 9, 846–848 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967390

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