Response to the Comment on Letter: “Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric bacterial infection rates: a population-based study”
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Response to Amjad M, Haider N ul E. Comments on: “Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric bacterial infection rates: a population-based study.” Acta Biomed. 96(5):17577. doi:10.23750/abm.v96i5.17577
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