To Cite:
Nazari Alam
A, Rafiei Tabatabaii
S, Hashemi
A, Yousefi
M, Hoseini Alfatemi
S M. Characterization of 5 Episodes of Vancomycin Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae From Clinical Isolates in Tehran, Iran,
Arch Clin Infect Dis.
2017
; 12(2):e57285.
doi: 10.5812/archcid.57285.
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