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Can Amphotericin B-mediated Effects Be Limited Using Intranasal Versus Intravenous route?

Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui1 College of Arts & Sciences American University of SharjahSharjahUnited Arab Emirates;2 Microbiota Research Center Istinye UniversityIstanbul34010TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9646-6208
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Timothy Yu Yee Ong3 Department of Biological Sciences School of Science & Technology Sunway UniversityBandar SunwayMalaysia
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Sutherland Maciver4 Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences University of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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Naveed Ahmed Khan2 Microbiota Research Center Istinye UniversityIstanbul34010TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 485-490 | Received 16 May 2023, Accepted 10 Aug 2023, Published online: 11 Sep 2023

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