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Activity of grepafloxacin against respiratory isolates ofStreptococcus pneumoniae

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  1. Antibiotic Reference Unit, Laboratory of Hospital Infection, Central Public Health Laboratory, 61 Colindale Avenue, NW9 5HT, London, UK

    A. P. Johnson, M. Warner & T. Parsons

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We thank Glaxo Wellcome for financial support for this work.

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Johnson, A.P., Warner, M. & Parsons, T. Activity of grepafloxacin against respiratory isolates ofStreptococcus pneumoniae . Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 622–623 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02447932

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