Resistência a antibióticos do Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, o Agente da Sífilis
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https://doi.org/10.5327/DST-2177-8264-1478Palavras-chave:
Syphilis, Treponema pallidum, Antibiotic Resistance, Macrolides, β-lactams, Doxycycline, Penicillin Binding ProteinResumo
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