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The influence of Β-lactam antibiotics, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, erythromycin and clindamycin on the phagocytosis process is reviewed. The results of the studies published are summarized in tabular form.
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Milatovic, D. Antibiotics and Phagocytosis. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 2, 414–425 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013898
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