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Prophylaxis ofPneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected children one to five years old: A multicenter surveillance study in paediatric hospitals in Germany

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  1. Haunersches Kinderspital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Lindwurmst. 4, D-80337, München, Germany

    N. Rümmelein Dr. med., U. Wintergerst Prof. Dr. med. & B. H. Belohradsky Dr.

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and the Working Group for Paediatric AIDS in Germany:I. Grosch-Wőrner, R. Schulz, A. Steinmüller, Universitätskinderklinik Berlin;R. Bialek, W. Groß, U. Herberg, M. Lehn, A. Steiner, Immunologische Ambulanz der Universitätskinderklinik Bonn;K. Albrecht, G. Auerswald, Prof.-Hess-Kinderklinik Bremen;V. Wahn, Universitätskinderklinik Düsseldorf;D. Klarmann, Klinikum der J. W. Goethe Universität, Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde Frankfurt;A. M. Peters, Universitätskinderklinik GöttingerC. Dammmann, Universitätskinderklinik Hamburg;F. Bergmann, Kinderklinik Hannover,T. Böhler, Universitätskinderklinik Heidelberg;R. Schneppenheim, Universitätskinderklinik Kiel,K. Geerdsen, Universitätskinderklinik Köln;K. Schmitt, Landeskinderklinik Linz, Austria;B. Buchholz, K. Friese, Universitätskinderklinik Mannheim;B. Sölder, G. Notheis, Immundefekt-Ambulanz im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital München;C. Bremer, Olgahospital Stuttgart, Germany.

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Rümmelein, N., Wintergerst, U. & Belohradsky, B.H. Prophylaxis ofPneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected children one to five years old: A multicenter surveillance study in paediatric hospitals in Germany. Infection 26, 135 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02767779

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