Intravenous Cloxacillin Induced Agranulocytosis in a Haemodialysis Patient
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Cloxacillin induced agranulocytosis: A rare adverse event of a commonly used antibiotic
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عنوان ژورنال: General Medicine: Open Access
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2327-5146
DOI: 10.4172/2327-5146.1000142