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Research Article

Fewer Bacterial Relapses after Oral Treatment with Norfloxacin than with Ceftibuten in Acute Pyelonephritis Initially Treated with Intravenous Cefuroxime

Pages 339-343 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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