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Futility of Performing Bone Marrow Cultures in Pyrexia of Unknown Origin

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  1. Lab Medicine, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Delhi, India

    Anupama Arya

  2. Hematology & Bone Marrow Transplantation, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Delhi, India

    Rahul Naithani

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Arya, A., Naithani, R. Futility of Performing Bone Marrow Cultures in Pyrexia of Unknown Origin. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 33, 142–143 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-016-0705-8

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