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The following journals were reviewed to identify recent articles that may be of interest to those involved with antimicrobial susceptibility testing in a clinical microbiology laboratory:
Date of Review: 7/31/04; previous posting 3/1/04
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
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