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Acute renal failure and severe neurotoxicity following valacyclovir

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ospedale S. Maria dei Battuti, Via Brigata Bisagno 4, 31015, Conegliano, Italy

    Riccardo Carlon, Clemente Possamai & Ulisse Corbanese

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Carlon, R., Possamai, C. & Corbanese, U. Acute renal failure and severe neurotoxicity following valacyclovir. Intensive Care Med 31, 1593 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2808-9

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