PRESCOTTS GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

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ISBN: 9781307412420

Author: WILLEY

Publisher: MCG/CREATE

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Retrieve, Infer, Apply Why is malaria, like tuberculosis, now treated with several drugs simultaneously?

Solution Summary: The author explains that the effectiveness of antiprotozoan drugs begins by recognizing a unique focus to which the medication can bind to avoid some viral infections.

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