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Occurrence and antibacterial susceptibility pattern of bacterial pathogens isolated from diarrheal patients in Pakistan

Muhammad H. Rasool, Abu B. Siddique, Muhammad Saqalein, Muhammad J. Asghar, Muhammad A. Zahoor, Bilal Aslam, Humerah B. Shafiq and Muhammad A. Nisar
Saudi Medical Journal March 2016, 37 (3) 274-279; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.3.14449

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