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Editorial
. 2021 Apr-Jun;24(2):129-130.
doi: 10.4103/aca.ACA_156_19.

Are current prophylactic antibiotic dosing regimens in pediatric cardiac surgery sufficient to prevent surgical-site infections?

Priscilla Hui Yi Phoon  1 , Nian Chih Hwang  1
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Editorial

Are current prophylactic antibiotic dosing regimens in pediatric cardiac surgery sufficient to prevent surgical-site infections?

Priscilla Hui Yi Phoon et al. Ann Card Anaesth. 2021 Apr-Jun.
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