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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;88(3):217-218.
doi: 10.1007/s12098-020-03654-9. Epub 2021 Jan 7.

Shorter Duration of Antibiotics in Low-Risk Febrile Neutropenia in Children with Malignancy

Jagdish Prasad Meena  1 , Aditya Kumar Gupta  2
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Editorial

Shorter Duration of Antibiotics in Low-Risk Febrile Neutropenia in Children with Malignancy

Jagdish Prasad Meena et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2021 Mar.
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