Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Pediatric Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 550-554

  Cherian, Thomas ^a   Ramakrishna, Banumathi ^a   Babu, P George ^a   John, T Jacob ^a   Raghupathy, P ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS;

EID: 0031159737     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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