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Fluoroquinolone Typhoid Treatment May Need Revision
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Title Fluoroquinolone Typhoid Treatment May Need Revision
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/575384?src=rss
Description Because of resistance to other antimicrobial agents, fluoroquinolones have become a mainstay of invasive salmonellosis therapy. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date Jun 8, 2008
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