Basic Science Review : Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococci: Problems and Mechanisms of Development

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Barber, M. , A.A. Dutton , M.A. Beard , P.C. Elmes and R. Williams : Reversal of antibiotic resistance in hospital staphylococcal infection. Brit. Med. J. 1: 11, 1960

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