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Case Report

Rapid onset severe thrombocytopenia following reexposure to piperacillin-tazobactam: report of two cases and review of the literature

Musa AlzahraniOncology Center, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ibrahim AlrumaihInternal Medicine Program, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Fahad AlhamadIntensive Care Unit, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Ahmed Abdel WarithOncology Center, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Pages 628-631 | Received 04 Feb 2018, Accepted 27 Mar 2018, Published online: 04 Jun 2018

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