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Original Article

A prospective, randomized study comparing cefepime and imipenem-cilastatin in the empirical treatment of febrile neutropenia in patients treated for haematological malignancies

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Pages 593-600 | Received 24 Mar 2004, Accepted 24 May 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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