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Comment
. 2019 Apr 25;63(5):e00178-19.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.00178-19. Print 2019 May.

Caution Is Required before Recommending Wide Use of Letermovir as Salvage Therapy for Cytomegalovirus Diseases

Pierre Frange  1   2 , Marianne Leruez-Ville  3   2   4
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Comment

Caution Is Required before Recommending Wide Use of Letermovir as Salvage Therapy for Cytomegalovirus Diseases

Pierre Frange et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. .
No abstract available

Keywords: compartmentalization; cytomegalovirus; letermovir; resistance.

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