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Prevalence of fluoroquinolone-resistant bacterial isolates in four medical centers during the first quarter of 1990

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  1. The Clinical Microbiology Institute, PO Box 947, 97062, Tualatin, Oregon, USA

    A. L. Barry

  2. St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA

    P. C. Fuchs

  3. University of Iowa Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    M. A. Pfaller

  4. Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    S. D. Allen

  5. St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas, USA

    E. H. Gerlach

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Barry, A.L., Fuchs, P.C., Pfaller, M.A. et al. Prevalence of fluoroquinolone-resistant bacterial isolates in four medical centers during the first quarter of 1990. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 9, 906–908 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967511

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