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. 1953 Aug;66(2):150–158. doi: 10.1128/jb.66.2.150-158.1953

STUDIES ON ANTIBIOTIC SYNERGISM AND ANTAGONISM: THE EFFECT IN VITRO OF COMBINATIONS OF ANTIBIOTICS ON BACTERIA OF VARYING RESISTANCE TO SINGLE ANTIBIOTICS1

J B Gunnison a, M C Shevky a, J A Bruff a, V R Coleman a, E Jawetz a
PMCID: PMC357114  PMID: 13084551

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