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. 1972 Jan 29;1(5795):280–282. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5795.280

Lincomycins in the Treatment of Bacteroides Infections

Oonagh Tracy, A M Gordon, F Moran, W C Love, Peter McKenzie
PMCID: PMC1787166  PMID: 5008478

Abstract

Lincomycin, or the closely related derivative clindamycin, was used to treat six patients with bacteroides infection. In five of the six there was a rapid clinical response to the treatment. Lincomycin and clindamycin seem to be the antibiotics of choice for such infections.

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