Ceftriaxone-related agranulocytosis during outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy.

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  • C J A Duncan
  • T J Evans
  • R A Seaton
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

دوره 65 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010