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Susceptibility to tobramycin determined by a modified agar dilution method with a high inoculum

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Santanam, P. Susceptibility to tobramycin determined by a modified agar dilution method with a high inoculum. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 4, 600–601 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013410

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