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. 1973 Jan;3(1):136–137. doi: 10.1128/aac.3.1.136

Resistance of Some Species of Clostridium to Clindamycin

T D Wilkins 1, Teresa Thiel 1
PMCID: PMC444374  PMID: 4790570

Abstract

Ten strains each of 18 clinically important species of Clostridium were tested for susceptibility to clindamycin. Of the 180 strains tested, 56 (31%) were resistant to more than 1.6 μg/ml.

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