History of Antibiotics

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Waldo H. Belloso
Sección Farmacología Clínica. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Published: 2009-12-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51987/Rev.Hosp.Ital.B.Aires.v29i2.1048

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Vol. 29 No. 2 (2009): Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Reseña Histórica
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Belloso WH. History of Antibiotics. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2009 Dec. 10 [cited 2026 Jul. 31];29(2):102-11. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/1048

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