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Kaur, U., Chakrabarti, S.S. & Kumar, M. Fever in an Elderly Male: What Is Apparent Is Not Always True. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 1, 666–668 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-019-00106-0
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