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Letter to the Editor

A clinical pharmacist survey of prophylactic strategies used to prevent adverse events of lipid-associated formulations of amphotericin B

Daniel B. ChastainUniversity of Georgia College of Pharmacy, 1000 Jefferson Street, Albany, GA, 31701, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Rachele L. GilesConcord Pharmacy, Atlanta, GA, USA; View further author information
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Christopher M. BlandUniversity of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Savannah, GA, USA; View further author information
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Carlos Franco-ParedesUniversity of Colorado at Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA; ;Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México City, México; View further author information
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Andrés F. Henao-MartínezUniversity of Colorado at Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA; View further author information
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Henry N. YoungUniversity of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Athens, GA, USAView further author information
Pages 380-383 | Received 17 Oct 2018, Accepted 07 Jan 2019, Published online: 18 Feb 2019

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