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Case Report

Biopsy-Proven Acute Tubular Necrosis Associated with Vancomycin in an Adult Patient

Cary BelenDepartment of Nephrology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Pooja BudhirajaDepartment of Nephrology, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care Systems, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Erika BracamonteDepartment of Pathology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Mordecai PopovtzerDepartment of Nephrology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA;Department of Nephrology, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care Systems, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 502-505 | Received 07 Nov 2011, Accepted 02 Jan 2012, Published online: 14 Feb 2012

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