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Current antibiotic usage, I: Penicillins, cephalosporins and chloramphenicol

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    S. M. Merchant

  2. Department of Clinical Pediatric Pharmacology, J.J. Group of Hospitals, 400008, Bombay

    N. P. Vithlani

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Merchant, S.M., Vithlani, N.P. Current antibiotic usage, I: Penicillins, cephalosporins and chloramphenicol. Indian J Pediatr 53, 25–36 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02787071

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