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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Efficacy of cefepime therapy for Enterobacter bacteraemia, with special emphasis on febrile neutropenic patients

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Pages 557-559 | Received 11 Jan 2010, Accepted 11 Jan 2010, Published online: 10 Mar 2010

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