Possible association between fluconazole administration and acute hyperkalemia in a critically ill cyanotic infant
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Corresponding author: Dr Ozlem Elkiran Department of Pediatric Cardiology Faculty of Medicine Inonu University 44200 Malatya, Turkey Phone: +90 422 3410660 5309 Fax: +90 422 3410728 E-mail: [email protected] 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey 2 Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey 3 Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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