Leukocytosis in Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Whether the Time Has Come to Start Antibiotics? A Short Literature Review

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1 Department of Nursing, Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran.

2 Department of Nursing,Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran.

3 Department of Basic Sciences, Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran.

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