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Commentary

Is less more? Viewpoint on empiric vancomycin therapy of fever and neutropenia after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

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Pages 255-256 | Received 25 Nov 2020, Accepted 04 Dec 2020, Published online: 27 Dec 2020

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