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Should aciclovir be given to all patients presenting with acute liver failure of unknown etiology?

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Fontana, R. Should aciclovir be given to all patients presenting with acute liver failure of unknown etiology?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 298–299 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1128

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