Identification of Widespread Antibiotic Exposure in Patients With Cholera Correlates With Clinically Relevant

Ludmila Alexandrova1, Farhana Haque2, Patricia Rodriguez3,4

  • 1Vincent Coates Foundation Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, School of Medicine, Stanford University, California.

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