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Antibiotics and antibiotic combinations in amebiasis

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Harry Seneca, M.D. Antibiotics and antibiotic combinations in amebiasis. Amer. Jour. Dig. Dis. 22, 247–253 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02886049

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