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. 1954 Feb;33(2):264–275. doi: 10.1172/JCI102895

STUDIES ON CORTISONE AND ANTIBIOTICS FOR PROMPT THERAPEUTIC CONTROL OF TYPHOID FEVER AND SCRUB TYPHUS

C L Wisseman Jr 1, P Y Paterson 1, J E Smadel 1, F H Diercks 1, H L Ley Jr 1
PMCID: PMC438499  PMID: 13130696

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