Acyclovir nephrotoxicity: A case report highlighting the importance of prevention, detection, and treatment of acyclovir-induced nephropathy

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Fleischer, Raymond ^a   Johnson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 80051907449     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/602783     Document Type: Article

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