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. 1978 Dec;14(6):916–918. doi: 10.1128/aac.14.6.916

Polymyxin B-Penicillin Antagonism in Proteus Mirabilis

Inder Jit Sud 1, David S Feingold 1
PMCID: PMC352579  PMID: 217303

Abstract

Polymyxin B protects Proteus mirabilis from usually lethal penicillin concentrations.

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