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. 1978 Jul;14(1):154–156. doi: 10.1128/aac.14.1.154

Transferable Chloramphenicol and Ampicillin Resistance in a Strain of Haemophilus influenzae

L E Bryan 1
PMCID: PMC352420  PMID: 308347

Abstract

A strain of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from sputum has been shown to be resistant to chloramphenicol, ampicillin, and tetracycline. All three resistances were transferred together to recipients when the selecting antibiotic was ampicillin, chloramphenicol, or tetracycline.

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