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A Case of Rhabdomyolysis due to Levofloxacin

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  1. Department of Clinical Haematology, Osaka City University Medical School, 1-4-3 Asahimachi 1-chome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan

    Hirohisa Nakamae, Masayuki Hino, Takahisa Yamane, Kensuke Ohta, Yasutaka Aoyama, Takeo Kumura & Noriyuki Tatsumi

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Nakamae, H., Hino, M., Yamane, T. et al. A Case of Rhabdomyolysis due to Levofloxacin. Clin. Drug Investig. 20, 203–205 (2000). https://doi.org/10.2165/00044011-200020030-00008

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