Vancomycin-induced severe thrombocytopenia in a young infant
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1678-9849,0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0150-2018