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Management of Febrile Neutropenia in 396 Episodes in Acute Leukemia Patients with Once-Daily Administration of Ceftriaxone

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Acute Leukemias VII

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Karthaus, M., Wolf, HH., Kämpfe, D., Ritter, J., Peters, G., Jürgens, H. (1998). Management of Febrile Neutropenia in 396 Episodes in Acute Leukemia Patients with Once-Daily Administration of Ceftriaxone. In: Hiddemann, W., et al. Acute Leukemias VII. Haematology and Blood Transfusion / Hämatologie und Bluttransfusion, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71960-8_149

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