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Oral antibiotic therapy for acute pyelonephritis

A methodologic review of the literature

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Pinson, A.G., Philbrick, J.T., Lindbeck, G.H. et al. Oral antibiotic therapy for acute pyelonephritis. J Gen Intern Med 7, 544–553 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02599462

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