Dengue and acute kidney injury: A need for aggressive maneuvers.

Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl

Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.

Published: May 2019

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