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Isolation ofCampylobacter jejuni strains resistant to nalidixic acid and fluoroquinolones from children with diarrhea in Athens, Greece

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  1. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Penteli Children's Hospital, P. Penteli, 15236, Athens, Greece

    S. Chatzipanagiotou, E. Papavasiliou & E. Malamou-Lada

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Chatzipanagiotou, S., Papavasiliou, E. & Malamou-Lada, E. Isolation ofCampylobacter jejuni strains resistant to nalidixic acid and fluoroquinolones from children with diarrhea in Athens, Greece. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 566–568 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01970969

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