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Editorial
. 2018 Sep;10(Suppl 26):S3160-S3161.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.07.67.

More evidence for shortening antibiotic therapy in peritonitis: the DURAPOP trial

Hira H Abidi  1 , Robert G Sawyer  1
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Editorial

More evidence for shortening antibiotic therapy in peritonitis: the DURAPOP trial

Hira H Abidi et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Sep.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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