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Comment
. 2021 Jan;27(1):136-137.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.09.047. Epub 2020 Sep 29.

Azithromycin in patients with COVID-19: Friend or foe?

Chia Siang Kow  1 , Syed Shahzad Hasan  2
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Azithromycin in patients with COVID-19: Friend or foe?

Chia Siang Kow et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Jan.
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