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Letter to the Editor

Acute kidney injury in patients using amikacin in an era of carbapenem-resistant bacteria

Felipe Francisco TuonDepartment of Medicine, School of Health and Biosciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Correspondence[email protected]
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Bruna Zanette de AragaoDepartment of Medicine, School of Health and Biosciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil;
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Thiago Almeida SantosDepartment of Medicine, School of Health and Biosciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil;
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Juliano GasparettoDepartment of Medicine, School of Health and Biosciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil;
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Kassia CordovaDepartment of Medicine, Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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Marcela AbujamraDepartment of Medicine, Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
Pages 869-871 | Received 05 Jun 2016, Accepted 13 Jun 2016, Published online: 08 Jul 2016

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