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Dutta, S., Mahapatra, T.S., Dutta, P. et al. Serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns ofShigella species isolated from children in Calcutta, India. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 17, 298–299 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699994
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