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. 2019 Nov 4;28(6):e795-e796.
doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001106.

Cefepime-Associated Myoclonic Seizures

Tanveer Mir  1 , Yahya Malik Osman  1 , Sabah Ambreen  2 , Zeenat Bhat  1
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Cefepime-Associated Myoclonic Seizures

Tanveer Mir et al. Am J Ther. .
No abstract available

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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