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Susceptibility ofClostridium difficile to metronidazole, its bioactive metabolites and tinidazole

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Bannatyne, R., Jackowski, J. Susceptibility ofClostridium difficile to metronidazole, its bioactive metabolites and tinidazole. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 6, 505–506 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013130

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