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Original Article

Daily dosing of gentamicin using ideal body weight for the treatment of intrapartum chorioamnionitis: a pilot study

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Pages 1194-1197 | Received 14 Jan 2017, Accepted 23 Mar 2017, Published online: 11 Apr 2017

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