Antimicrobial susceptibility of listeria isolates obtained from 515 cases of human listeriosis in the UK between 1990-95

Medical Microbiology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Johnson, Alan P ^a,c   McLauchlin, James ^a   Shah, Saroj ^a   Warner, Marina ^b  

^a Antibiotic Reference Unit

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4344601917     PISSN: 10184627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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