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. 2021 Mar 1;105(3):e35-e36.
doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003540.

Prophylactic Ureaplasma-directed Antimicrobials in Lung Donors Can Prevent Fatal Hyperammonemia

Chitaru Kurihara  1 , Adwaiy Manerikar, Viswajit Kandula, Emily Cerier, Ankit Bharat
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Prophylactic Ureaplasma-directed Antimicrobials in Lung Donors Can Prevent Fatal Hyperammonemia

Chitaru Kurihara et al. Transplantation. .
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