Editorial response:: Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae increasingly threatens the patient and challenges the physician

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Mufson, MA [1 ]
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[1] Marshall Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Huntington, WV 25701 USA
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10.1086/514954
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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