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First clinical isolate of highly fluoroquinolone-resistantEscherichia coli in scandanavia

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  1. Department of Community Health Science, Section of Geriatric Medicine, Värnhem Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

    M. Jonsson

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, Malmö General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

    M. Walder & A. Forsgren

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Jonsson, M., Walder, M. & Forsgren, A. First clinical isolate of highly fluoroquinolone-resistantEscherichia coli in scandanavia. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 9, 851–853 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967392

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