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Reducing the risk of infection in a 74-year-old man who is to receive prednisone

Daniel M. Shafran, Paul E. Bunce and Wayne L. Gold
CMAJ November 04, 2014 186 (16) 1239-1240; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131430
Daniel M. Shafran
Department of Medicine (Shafran, Bunce, Gold), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Bunce, Gold), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
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Paul E. Bunce
Department of Medicine (Shafran, Bunce, Gold), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Bunce, Gold), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
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Wayne L. Gold
Department of Medicine (Shafran, Bunce, Gold), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Bunce, Gold), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 186 no. 16 1239-1240
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  • Published online November 3, 2014.

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  2. Paul E. Bunce, MD,
  3. Wayne L. Gold, MD⇑
  1. Department of Medicine (Shafran, Bunce, Gold), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Bunce, Gold), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Wayne Gold, wayne.gold{at}uhn.ca

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